Bigg Boss Tamil 3 Contestant Saravanan Apologises for Crass Remark on Groping Women in Public Transport

Tamil actor Saravanan is known for his performance in films such as Paruthiveeran, Abhirami, Veeramum Eeramum amongst others. The 52-year-old is currently in news after his crass remark on groping women in public transport for which he has apologised in the latest episode. Saravanan is a popular contestant on the controversial reality show Bigg Boss Tamil 3 hosted by actor-politician Kamal Haasan. The show has been in limelight for various reasons but this confession by Saravanan did not go down well with neither the viewers nor social media buffs. Bigg Boss Tamil 3: Twitterati Lashes Out at Saravanan After He Casually Admits to Molesting Women on Kamal Haasan’s Show (Watch Video).

In one of the episodes, Saravanan had said that during his college days he used to touch women inappropriately while travelling in crowded bus. This confession was taken lightly not just the by the audience but even by the show’s host, Kamal Haasan. It did not take much time for social media buffs to show their strong reaction. In the latest episode of Bigg Boss Tamil 3, Saravanan has apologised to everyone for his behaviour. Bigg Boss Tamil 3 Shocker! Vanitha Vijayakumar Gets Eliminated From Kamal Haasan’s Show.

Saravanan was quoted saying, “To everyone who is watching the show, I have to clarify something. When Kamal Sir asked the question, I hastily agreed to doing it several times. During my college days, I have made certain mistakes, tiny ones. The intention was to ask viewers to not do these things but it got cut and I couldn't say it. I am repeating it once again. I did whatever I did when I was young and I want all youngsters to know that it's wrong. Which is one of the reasons why I am talking about it.. Be it before Bigg Boss or after the show, I will still keep telling people not to make the same mistakes I made. There are punishments for these kinds of behaviour. I am sorry if I have hurt anyone's sentiments.”

This is the episode and Saravanan’s statement, Kamal Haasan’s reaction that irked everyone:

Singer Chinmayi Sripaada tweeted, “A Tamil channel aired a man proudly proclaiming he used the Public Bus Transport system to molest/grope women - to cheers from the audience. And this is a joke. To the audience. To the women clapping. To the molester. Damn.” Bigg Boss Tamil 3 has had immense amount of controversies right from the beginning. But this was something that had to be addressed seriously by the makers and the host of the show.

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