During this year, Siddharth widely renowned as one of the outspoken celebrity of the industry was involved in a controversial issue after he wrote a tweet about Indian badminton player Saina Nehwal. He reported on his official Instagram page that his parents had been brutally harassed by the airport security staff at Madurai, Tamil Nadu.
He posted on his Instagram story claiming that the airport security personnel forced his parents to take out metallic coins from their bags, and spoke to them in Hindi. They requested from the security officers to speak in English but their request was denied. As they all protested against such humiliating action, the personnel reacted by saying, “In India, this is how it is.”
Siddharth divulged, “Harassed for 20 mins @Madurai airport by CRPF. They made my senior parents remove coins from their bags! And repeatedly talked to us in Hindi after being told to speak in English.” The celebrity added in his social media post, “Rude AF. When we protested, they said in India this is how it is. Jobless people showing off their power.”
Siddharth’s tweet about Saina Nehwal was perceived as derogatory. As per recent reports, the tweet has been deleted by him. He had earlier commented on Saina Nehwal’s critical remarks for Prime Minister, Narendra Modi’s security breach in the state of Punjab. Siddharth apologized for his statements after he received severe resentments from several politicians, activists, supporters and other celebrities from Bollywood industry.