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New Delhi: Congressional leader Kavitha Reddy has denied accusations by Canadian actor Samyuktha Hegde that he “abused and ridiculed” the latter and her friends for exercising in the park “wearing a sports bra.”
In his statement posted to Twitter on Sunday, hours after the actor dropped the charges, Reddy said he went to Lake Agara Park after walkers and a guard complained to Hegde and two of his friends for “playing music and dance “in the public park.
“I was called by Walkers and Guard in Agara Lake saying that about 3 girls have been playing music and dancing and there are daily complaints about why it is allowed in the park when no other park allows it, when the guard called there were already yelling and screaming continue (sic), ”said Reddy, who is a member of the All India Congress Committee and a spokesperson for the Karnataka Congress.
My version of events … SM smear campaign cannot subvert the TRUTH!
Celebrity can use SM to make his / her Narrative Trend … unfortunately the Guards who did their job and the Odinary people are real victims of the Smear Campaign. pic.twitter.com/ddbS2cFaZc
– Kavitha Reddy (KR) Jai Bhim! (@ KavithaReddy16) September 5, 2020
Reddy said he “at no point” made a reference to Hegde’s clothing, adding that the celebrity was using social media to build her narrative.
However, in the video shared by Hegde, Reddy can be heard accusing the actor of doing “nanga naach (naked dance) ”. “First learn decency … you come to the public and do nanga naach”, You hear him say.
The dispute erupted after Hegde tweeted a video Saturday alleging that Reddy was leading a group of people who abused and attacked the three women for exercising in the park wearing sportswear.
The future of our country is reflected in what we do today. We were abused and ridiculed by Kavitha Reddy at Lake Agara@BlrCityPolice @CPBlr
There are witnesses and more evidence on video.
I ask you to watch this#this is bad
Our side of the storyhttps: //t.co/xZik1HDYSs pic.twitter.com/MZ8F6CKqjw– Samyuktha Hegde (@SamyukthaHegde) September 4, 2020
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‘I go for a run in shorts’
In her statement, Reddy said there is no case for “moral vigilance” when she herself “goes for a run in shorts.”
“It’s ridiculous to say I was doing some moral watch when the fact is that I go for a run in shorts and a lot of those who come to Agara Lake wear what they want without any dress code or restrictions,” he said.
However, the congressional leader added, she lost her temper, which was an “error of judgment.” “Yes, losing my temper when they called me ab **** and b *** h was in fact an error of judgment that was used without context in the smear campaign against me,” he wrote.
In the video, Reddy can be seen lurching towards one of the actor’s friends.
Reddy had previously criticized Hegde for indulging in a “cheap publicity” stunt.
I didn’t worry about the Vikram Hegde trolls, will I bother about the Samyukta Hegde trolls? 😂 Aiyo, when a CHEAP publicity actor makes a video, it becomes clear that he is doing it for publicity 😂😂😂
– Kavitha Reddy (KR) Jai Bhim! (@ KavithaReddy16) September 5, 2020
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