A day after actor Radha Ravi triggered a social media backlash over his misogynistic comments about actor Nayanthara at a film event, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) announced on Monday that he had been suspended from the primary membership of the party.
“Actor Radha Ravi has breached the discipline of the party and his actions have brought disrepute,” said K. Anbazhagan, DMK general secretary, in a statement announcing his suspension.
Mr. Radha Ravi, who is also the president of the Tamil Nadu Dubbing Union, had made a derogatory reference to Nayanthara at the trailer launch event of the film Kolaiyuthir Kaalam, starring her in the lead role.
Ms. Nayanthara was not present at the event but a video of his speech posted on social media sites went viral and drew flak from a section of the Tamil film industry and fans of the actor. In his speech, he had also made distasteful references to the Pollachi sexual abuse case.
Reacting to the suspension, DMK president M.K. Stalin said that he condemned such behaviour as it went against the ideals of the party.
Ms. Nayanthara thanked the DMK for taking swift action against Mr. Radha Ravi.
