Siddharth apologises from Saina Nehwal

Rang De Basanti star Siddharth received backlash over his comment on a tweet by badminton player Saina Nehwal. A day after the entire controversy, Siddharth has now apologised to the ace badminton player. Taking to Twitter on Tuesday night, Siddharth posted, “Dear Saina, I want to apologise to you for my rude joke that I wrote as a response to a tweet of yours. I may disagree with you on many things but even my disappointment or anger when I read your tweet cannot justify my words. I know I have more grace in me than that.”

The actor concluded his letter by saying that Saina will always be his ‘champion’.

Meanwhile, Saina said she was happy to accept his acknowledgement of being rude while criticising her expression of concern for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s security recently.

Saina, who is a member of the ruling BJP, said she is glad that Siddharth admitted to his comments not being in good taste. —TMS