The industry members were left shocked when son of yesteryear actor M. R. Radha, Radha Ravi, made sexist remarks on actress Nayanthara. The incident happened at the promotional event of the actress’ upcoming Kolaiyuthir Kaalam when the Sarkar actor made a statement, “You can cast a person, whom you respect or someone who sleeps around.” Now the buzz is, DMK has temporarily suspended actor-partyman Radha Ravi. It is also said that the actor regrets his remarks on Nayanthara. Vignesh Shivan Comes Out in Support of Nayanthara, KJR Studios to Ban Sarkar Actor Radha Ravi From Future Projects.

Radha Ravi is known to make controversial statements on other personalities. But this time, he has crossed all the limits. KJR Studios has decided not to cast the actor in any of their films and they have released a statement on the same. Not just that, DMK General Secretary K Anbazhagan has released a statement that read, “Actor Radha Ravi is being temporarily suspended from the primary membership of the party and all party posts for breaching party discipline and acting in a manner that brings disrepute to the party,” reports The News Minute. South Actor Radha Ravi Disrespects Nayanthara at Kolayuthir Kaalam's Press Meet - Watch Video.

Take a look at what Radha Ravi has expressed:

Radha Ravi's speech which went viral:

Nayanthara’s fiancé and filmmaker Vignesh Shivan, Taapsee Pannu, Radha Ravi’s half-sister Raadhika, Milind Rau, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, and many others have expressed their disappointment over the Sarkar actor’s comment. Radha Ravi’s speech at the trailer launch of Kolaiyuthir Kaalam took the internet by storm on Sunday (March 24). There are many industry members who have demanded strong action against Radha Ravi.

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