Shweta Tiwari issues apology for hurting sentiment, also says ‘my statement was misconstrued’

New Delhi: Shweta Tiwari, the popular television actress is all over the internet and this time, not for a very pleasing reason. Her controversial comment – “Meri bra ka size bhagwan le rahe hain” has sparked outrage all over social media so much so, that Madhya Pradesh home minister Narottam Mishra directed the police to investigate her statement and submit a report within 24 hours. Following this, Bhopal police have registered a case against Shweta Tiwari.

In the recent development, Shweta Tiwari has issued a statement where she apologised for hurting religious sentiments but also emphasised that her statement was taken out of context and was misconstrued. For the unversed, Shweta Tiwari while promoting her upcoming web series ‘Show Stopper’ in a press conference in Bhopal made the controversial remark.

Though jokingly said, the remark was not gladly accepted by many. The web series also stars Rohit Roy, Digangana Suryavanshi, Sourabh Raaj Jain in lead roles apart from Shweta Tiwari.

Her statement read, “It has come to my notice that a certain statement of mine referring to a colleague’s previous role has been taken out of context and has been misconstrued. When put in context, one will understand that the statement in reference to ‘Bhagwan’ was in context with Sourabh Raj Jain’s popular role of a deity. People associate character names to actors and hence, I used that as an example during my conversation with media. However, it has been completely misconstrued which is saddening to see.”

She further added, “As someone who has been a staunch believer of ‘Bhagwan’ myself, there is no way that I would intentionally or unintentionally say or do any such thing that would hurt sentiments by and large. I have, however, come to understand that when taken out of context, it has unintentionally hurt feelings of people. Please be assured that it has never been my intention to hurt anyone, with my words or actions. Hence, I would like to humbly apologise for the hurt that the statement has unintentionally caused to a lot of people.”

Reportedly, in the press conference, Sourabh Raaj Jain was teased for his role of ‘bra-fitter’ played in the upcoming web series. Previously, Sourabh was seen playing the role of Lord Krishna in the TV serial Mahabharata. While referring to this, Shweta said, “Bhagwan se seedha bra fitter. Matlab jump toh dekho… Meri bra ka size ‘bhagwan’ le rahe hain (Straight from God to a bra fitter…look at his jump…My bra size is being taken by God (in the web series).”

Actor-RJ-host Salil Acharya who was present in the event spoke exclusively to BT and said that Shweta’s statement was put out of context. In a video statement, the actor said, “I was on stage with Shweta when this happened. I was asking a question to actor Sourabh Raaj Jain, who plays a bra fitter in the web series. I had asked him that for a person who has played mythological and godly roles in the past, how was it playing something so different. In a funny way, Shweta said that now we are making God do this. When she said God, she meant Sourabh because he is known for his mythological roles. Her statement has been taken out of context and I really would like to clear the air.”