Tamil Nadu BJP President Nainar Nagendran on Monday expressed regret days after his remarks about actress Trisha Krishnan.
"This was a statement made by mistake. Our all India women's wing chief Vanathi Srinivasan and Annamalai has spoken to me about this matter. If anyone has been hurt by my statement, I express my heartfelt regrets," Nagendran said.
"In my political career I do not allow any personal comments and nor do I make any. But that day I deviated from it," he added.
The controversial remark was made while Nagendran on Saturday responded to a question about Tamizhaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president Vijay. "He is inexperienced. Tell him to come out first. Tell him to come out of Trisha’s house first," Nagendran said.
Asserting her political neutrality, Trisha slammed Nagendran's remark as "distasteful". Posting a statement from her lawyer, "Disrespect should and always will be called out."
In the response, her lawyer stated, "This is with reference to the distasteful comment about my client, which is circulating in the media. My client never expected such distasteful and inappropriate remarks would be made by a person holding a high stature in the State's political space."
"My client makes it very clear that she is neither affiliated with any political party nor does she intend to be. Further, just as my client had continuously maintained in the past, she has always taken a neutral stand when it comes to politics," added the statement. "My client wishes to be defined only by her craft and not by any alleged political alignment. Further and most importantly, it is a common saying that personal lives should never be made the subject of public commentary or discourse, and it is expected that persons holding high positions maintain responsibility and equanimity in public discourse."
"It is requested that my client's name not be drawn into matters that do not concern her," it added.
