Akshay Kumar at the launch of new Tata Xenon Yodha in Mumbai, Jan. 3. (Shashank Parade\/PTI)<\/p>\n
Akshay Kumar has slammed the molestation incident that took place on New Year\u2019s eve in Bengaluru, calling it \u201ctruly shameful.\u201d \u2013 @siliconeer #siliconeer #Bollywood #AkshayKumar #BangaloreMolestation #NewYearsEve #India #IndianWomen #BengaluruMolestation<\/p>\n
Several women were allegedly molested despite huge police presence at a large gathering in Bengaluru during New Year\u2019s Eve revelry.<\/p>\n
The actor posted a video on Twitter, which he captioned, \u201cThe Bangalore incident makes me feel we are evolving backwards, from humans to animals, rather beasts because even animals are better! Truly shameful.\u201d<\/p>\n
Akshay said he found it disgusting that some people would justify it by blaming women for their choice of clothes.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am ashamed to be a human being today. I was returning from my New Year\u2019s vacation with my four-year-old daughter in my arms when I learnt about the molestation incident in Bangalore. I don\u2019t know how did you all feel about it, but my blood started boiling.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am a daughter\u2019s father but even if I was not one, I feel if a society cannot respect its women, it doesn\u2019t deserve to be called a humane society. What\u2019s most disgusting is that people have the guts to justify such shameful acts by criticizing women for their choice of clothes,\u201d Akshay said.<\/p>\n
The actor is the latest Bollywood celebrity to express his concern over the incident that has snowballed into a huge controversy.<\/p>\n
The star, a father of two, also said, \u201cWomen should not consider themselves inferior to men… Just be fearless, be alert and learn self-defense.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Akshay Kumar at the launch of new Tata Xenon Yodha in Mumbai, Jan. 3. (Shashank Parade\/PTI) Akshay Kumar has slammed the molestation incident that took place on New Year\u2019s eve in Bengaluru, calling it \u201ctruly shameful.\u201d \u2013 @siliconeer #siliconeer #Bollywood #AkshayKumar #BangaloreMolestation #NewYearsEve #India #IndianWomen #BengaluruMolestation Several women were allegedly molested despite huge police presence…<\/p>\n