Mumbai: Following unverified casting couch allegations by an X user, South actor Vijay Sethupathi said that filthy, baseless allegations can’t pull him down.
In an interview with Deccan Chronicle, Vijay called the claimant, who used the handle Ramya Mohan, an attention-seeker who wants to tarnish his image for getting a few minutes of fame.
Sharing that the ‘filthy’ accusations have hurt his family and friends, 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 obviously doing it to be noticed. She has her few minutes of fame, let her enjoy it’.”
“I’ve faced all kinds of whispering campaigns for seven years. Such targeting has not affected me so far. It never will,” Vijay said, adding that he has filed a cybercrime complaint against X user Ramya Mohan for the smear campaign against him.
Vijay further said if these allegations were aimed to impact the performance of his new film ‘Thalaivan Thalaivii’, which is doing well, it won’t work.
“My new film is doing well. Probably, some jealous elements think that by tarnishing me, they can damage my film. It doesn’t work that way. In today’s day and age, anyone can say anything about anybody. There are no filters. All you need is an account on social media, and you can write what you like without fear of repercussion,” Vijay said.
On July 28, a controversial tweet, claiming that Vijay Sethupathi was involved in casting couch and drug nexus, was shared on X.
In her follow-up tweet, the user posted, “It’s insane how some insensitive morons are more focused on questioning the source or blaming the victim than actually acknowledging the truth. This truth hit the family like a storm when they went through her diary and phone chats. This wasn’t just some story. This was her life, her pain…”
However, the user later deleted the tweets citing privacy concerns.
The X handle ‘@_Ramya_mohan_’ has also been deactivated.