After incendiary comments from an X user went viral online, actor Vijay Sethupathi was accused of sexual exploitation and found himself at the center of a storm. Vijay has now flatly disputed these claims in an interview with Subhash K. Jha of Deccan Chronicle, adding that his team has lodged a cybercrime case.
What Vijay said
In a statement, Vijay said, “Anyone who knows me even remotely will laugh at this. I know myself too. This kind of filthy accusation can’t upset me. My family and close friends are upset, but I tell them, ‘Let it slide. This woman is doing it to be noticed. She has her few minutes of fame, let her enjoy it.”
He went on to add, “We’ve complained to cybercrime. I’ve faced all kinds of whispering campaigns for seven years. Such targeting has not affected me so far. It never will.”
Regarding the controversy
Ramya Mohan charged the actor on her since-deleted X account. It described how a young woman has been rehabilitating after being exploited and manipulated under the pretense of following industry standards. The post read, “@VijaySethuOffl has offered Rs. 2L for ‘caravan favors’, Rs. 50k for ‘drives’ and acts like a saint on social media.” Although no names or timelines of the events were specified, the post concluded with the words, “It’s insane how some insensitive morons are more focused on questioning the source or blaming the victim than actually acknowledging the truth… This was her life, her pain.”
Actor Vijay Sethupathi, who has won a National Award, primarily appears in Tamil films. In addition, he starred in Katrina Kaif’s Merry Christmas and Shah Rukh Khan’s Jawan. He most recently featured with Nithya Menen in the film Thalaivan Thalaivii.
