I do not know what exactly the words Kushboo had spoken in public but the way she is being hounded by the so called activists leaves a bad taste. Chastisement of a statement by an actress with such vehemence and near unanimity smacks of authoriatarianism by a section of the society claiming to uphold the virtues of Tamil clan. Being a member of it myself, I need to point out that one of the long held virtues of Tamils is their tolerance to remarks and their ability to see beyond the obvious in what people do and what people are. Otherwise you cant justify the return of a corrupt chief minister to power with such a massive mandate, or the instilling of a popular actor as the longest serving chief minister of the state earlier. Look closely and you would find the list of MPs and MLAs bristling with actors and actresses, not to mention petty politicians whose only qualification is their unashamed worship of their puratchi thalaivi. My request to fellow tamilians is that take Kushboos apology at its face value and ignore her remarks and get on with your lives. By engaging her in a verbal dual you are merely lionising her and making her larger than life. It is just not worth it.
