<p>Actress Dhanya Balakrishna is all set to make her comeback in Tamil cinema with superstar Rajinikanth's movie <em>Lal Salaam. </em>The movie is to be released on February 9, however, before that&nbsp;Dhanya,&nbsp;known for her work in Tamil and Telugu films, is facing a major backlash for an old social media post that has allegedly been said to be made by her.</p>

<p>In the&nbsp;old post&nbsp;Dhanya&nbsp;allegedly made derogatory remarks against&nbsp;Tamilians, saying that they are always begging for their needs.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/jaya-bachchan-says-she-is-fine-with-people-making-fun-of-her-not-the-memes-686412">Jaya Bachchan says she is fine with people making fun of her, not the memes</a><br />
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However, the actor has come forward with a statement denying that the post, which is said to be 12 years old, was not made by her.</p>

<p>Breaking her silence, the actress said that the post was created by a troll, and she swore&nbsp;on&nbsp;her profession that she had never passed comments like this in the past.</p>

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<p>“I swear on my profession that puts food on my table that the statement that is circulating now was not made by me and it is not my opinion. I had clarified it 12 years ago when it happened, and I am saying it even today. It was a screenshot created by a troll. But I have nothing in my power to prove to you all that it was not me. The reason for my silence for 12 years was only because I was receiving a lot of threats and hate towards me &amp; my family and protecting them was my priority. Now I want to take the opportunity to clarify that the alleged statement was not made by me,"&nbsp;read the statement by&nbsp;Dhanya.</p>

<p>“I also regret that this issue has caused hurt to Aishwarya&nbsp;Rajinikanth, Rajinikanth, and their fans. As I don’t have enough evidence to prove my innocence, I am apologizing to you by swearing my innocence on my work with the hope you all will accept it,” she further said.&nbsp;</p>

<p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/talk-show-queen-wendy-williams-cries-and-says-ive-no-money-in-official-trailer-of-where-is-wendy-williams-686423">Talk show queen Wendy Williams cries and says 'I've no money' in official trailer of Where Is Wendy Williams?</a></p>

<p>Dhanya is playing the lead role in&nbsp;Rajinikanth's next film<em> Lal Salaam</em>. The movie is directed by the legendary star's daughter&nbsp;Aishwarya.</p>

<p><strong>What did she say in a viral post in 2012?</strong></p>

<p>Dhanya has clearly stated that she has never made a comment like this on Tamilians ever. But, according to&nbsp;the reports, the viral post&nbsp;is from 2012&nbsp;when Dhanya was supporting the Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL, however, Chennai Super Kings qualified for the playoffs.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The post&nbsp;claimed to be written by the actress, reads, ''Dear Chennai, you beg for water we give! You beg for electricity, we give! ur people come and occupy our beautiful city and kocha paduthify it, we allow and if you are at our mercy to go to playoffs, we let be!! Like this you begging we giving!”</p>

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<p>For the alleged post, she faced a huge backlash back then. However, it's not clear whether she has written this post or not.&nbsp;</p>


Actress Dhanya Balakrishna is all set to make her comeback in Tamil cinema with superstar Rajinikanth's movie Lal Salaam. The movie is to be released on February 9, however, before that Dhanya, known for her work in Tamil and Telugu films, is facing a major backlash for an old social media post that has allegedly been said to be made by her.

Actress Dhanya Balakrishna is all set to make her comeback in Tamil cinema with superstar Rajinikanth's movie Lal Salaam. The movie is to be released on February 9, however, before that Dhanya, known for her work in Tamil and Telugu films, is facing a major backlash for an old social media post that has allegedly been said to be made by her. In the old post Dhanya allegedly made derogatory remarks against Tamilians, saying that they are always begging for their needs. Jaya Bachchan says she is fine with people making fun of her, not the memes However, the actor has come forward with a statement denying that the post, which is said to be 12 years old, was not made by her. Breaking her silence, the actress said that the post was created by a troll, and she swore on her profession that she had never passed comments like this in the past. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dhanya Balakrishna (@dhanyabalakrishna) × “I swear on my profession that puts food on my table that the statement that is circulating now was not made by me and it is not my opinion. I had clarified it 12 years ago when it happened, and I am saying it even today. It was a screenshot created by a troll. But I have nothing in my power to prove to you all that it was not me. The reason for my silence for 12 years was only because I was receiving a lot of threats and hate towards me & my family and protecting them was my priority. Now I want to take the opportunity to clarify that the alleged statement was not made by me," read the statement by Dhanya. “I also regret that this issue has caused hurt to Aishwarya Rajinikanth, Rajinikanth, and their fans. As I don’t have enough evidence to prove my innocence, I am apologizing to you by swearing my innocence on my work with the hope you all will accept it,” she further said. Talk show queen Wendy Williams cries and says 'I've no money' in official trailer of Where Is Wendy Williams? Dhanya is playing the lead role in Rajinikanth's next film Lal Salaam. The movie is directed by the legendary star's daughter Aishwarya. What did she say in a viral post in 2012? Dhanya has clearly stated that she has never made a comment like this on Tamilians ever. But, according to the reports, the viral post is from 2012 when Dhanya was supporting the Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL, however, Chennai Super Kings qualified for the playoffs. The post claimed to be written by the actress, reads, ''Dear Chennai, you beg for water we give! You beg for electricity, we give! ur people come and occupy our beautiful city and kocha paduthify it, we allow and if you are at our mercy to go to playoffs, we let be!! Like this you begging we giving!” For the alleged post, she faced a huge backlash back then. However, it's not clear whether she has written this post or not.

Dhanya Balakrishna's controversial 2012 post goes viral again, actress issues statement

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