Won't let any Tom, dick, Harry insult my daughters: Khushbu Sundar warns trolls
Actor Khushbu Sundar defended daughters Avantika and Anandita after online remarks about their appearance following Anandita's wedding. The actor warned trolls and wrote how she wouldn't tolerate anyone using their daughters for fame.
Actor-politician Khushbu Sundar has strongly defended her daughters, Avantika and Anandita, after they were subjected to online trolling over their appearance following Anandita's wedding. The actor shared a powerful note on social media, warning trolls against targeting her family and asserting that her silence should not be mistaken for acceptance.
In a post on X, the 55-year-old actor reflected on her family's journey, saying they had built their lives through years of hard work, perseverance and resilience. She also spoke about raising her daughters with humility despite growing up in the spotlight.
“This is my family. Built on love, trust and understanding. We have struggled, worked hard through our bones, bled and sweated out to be where we are today. We might have faltered, failed, tripped and fallen too at times, but we have never failed to fight back with vigour and succeed yet again. We raised our children with care, never allowing them to get swayed away by success or take an advantage of being celebrity children. Never, ever they have taken an advantage of who they are. We are extremely proud of our children (sic),” she wrote.
Calling out those making derogatory remarks about her daughters, Khushbu said she would not tolerate anyone insulting or disrespecting them for attention. She also had a message for YouTubers and content creators who, she alleged, were using her family for views and publicity.
She added, “I as a mother, cannot and won't let any Tom, dick and Harry insult, disrespect or use them for 2-minute cheap publicity. Their mentality is so crude, 3rd rated and crass, and it clearly reflects their upbringing. I would like to give it back in the same language and manner as they do, but I won't. I won't disrespect my mother and her upbringing (sic),” Continuing, “This is a very clear message to all the so-called YouTubers too who sit and talk about us for a packet of green notes so that they can feed their families (sic).”
Khushbu's post comes days after her younger daughter, Anandita, who recently worked as a creative producer on the upcoming Tamil film Double Occupancy, married Merchant Navy officer Shravan Sreenivasan in the presence of close family and friends.
Radhikaa Sarathkumar supports Khushbu
Actor Radhikaa Sarathkumar also extended her support to Khushbu Sundar and her daughters by sharing a family picture on social media. Condemning the online trolling, she stressed that freedom of speech should never be used as an excuse for bullying or humiliating others.
Sharing the post, Radhikaa wrote, "Freedom of speech is not freedom to bully. Criticism is not cruelty. Humour is not humiliation. Mocking a public figure's daughters is not comedy — it is cowardice. Looks are not an achievement or a failure. Character is. I stand with Khushbu and her daughters. I condemn this kind of conduct from anyone, anywhere."
She further wrote, "You can criticise a woman, but it is not the right quality to mock her children. It’s a failure of a society (sic)."
Last month, Anandita Sundar opened up about facing online trolling from a young age and the emotional impact it had on her during an appearance on a podcast. She revealed that one of the most common remarks directed at her was being compared to a transgender person, a comment she said reflected ignorance and prejudice.
Actor-politician Khushbu Sundar has strongly defended her daughters, Avantika and Anandita, after they were subjected to online trolling over their appearance following Anandita's wedding. The actor shared a powerful note on social media, warning trolls against targeting her family and asserting that her silence should not be mistaken for acceptance.
In a post on X, the 55-year-old actor reflected on her family's journey, saying they had built their lives through years of hard work, perseverance and resilience. She also spoke about raising her daughters with humility despite growing up in the spotlight.
“This is my family. Built on love, trust and understanding. We have struggled, worked hard through our bones, bled and sweated out to be where we are today. We might have faltered, failed, tripped and fallen too at times, but we have never failed to fight back with vigour and succeed yet again. We raised our children with care, never allowing them to get swayed away by success or take an advantage of being celebrity children. Never, ever they have taken an advantage of who they are. We are extremely proud of our children (sic),” she wrote.
Calling out those making derogatory remarks about her daughters, Khushbu said she would not tolerate anyone insulting or disrespecting them for attention. She also had a message for YouTubers and content creators who, she alleged, were using her family for views and publicity.
She added, “I as a mother, cannot and won't let any Tom, dick and Harry insult, disrespect or use them for 2-minute cheap publicity. Their mentality is so crude, 3rd rated and crass, and it clearly reflects their upbringing. I would like to give it back in the same language and manner as they do, but I won't. I won't disrespect my mother and her upbringing (sic),” Continuing, “This is a very clear message to all the so-called YouTubers too who sit and talk about us for a packet of green notes so that they can feed their families (sic).”
Khushbu's post comes days after her younger daughter, Anandita, who recently worked as a creative producer on the upcoming Tamil film Double Occupancy, married Merchant Navy officer Shravan Sreenivasan in the presence of close family and friends.
Radhikaa Sarathkumar supports Khushbu
Actor Radhikaa Sarathkumar also extended her support to Khushbu Sundar and her daughters by sharing a family picture on social media. Condemning the online trolling, she stressed that freedom of speech should never be used as an excuse for bullying or humiliating others.
Sharing the post, Radhikaa wrote, "Freedom of speech is not freedom to bully. Criticism is not cruelty. Humour is not humiliation. Mocking a public figure's daughters is not comedy — it is cowardice. Looks are not an achievement or a failure. Character is. I stand with Khushbu and her daughters. I condemn this kind of conduct from anyone, anywhere."
She further wrote, "You can criticise a woman, but it is not the right quality to mock her children. It’s a failure of a society (sic)."
Last month, Anandita Sundar opened up about facing online trolling from a young age and the emotional impact it had on her during an appearance on a podcast. She revealed that one of the most common remarks directed at her was being compared to a transgender person, a comment she said reflected ignorance and prejudice.
