Vidya Balan : My heart breaks at the vilification of Rhea

After Taapsee Pannu and Ram Gopal Varma, Vidya Balan has come out in support of Rhea Chakraborty. Vidya retweeted actress Lakshmi Manchu's tweet, which slammed the 'media trials' against Rhea in connection with the Sushant Singh Rajput death case.

Vidya retweeted Lakshmi's tweet and lauded the actress for raising her voice in support of Rhea. She wrote, "God bless you @LakshmiManchu for saying this out loud. It is so unfortunate that the tragic and untimely death of a beloved young star Sushant Singh, Rajput has become a media circus. In the same breath, as a woman, my heart breaks at the vilification of Rhea Chakraborty. Isn’t it supposed to be ‘Innocent Until Proven Guilty’, or is it now ‘Guilty Until Proven Innocent’!? Let’s show some respect for the constitutional rights of a citizen and let the law take its course.”

In her tweet, Lakshmi mentioned about Rhea Chakraborty's exclusive interview with India Today's Rajdeep Sardesai, where Rhea opened up on her side of the story. After hearing Rhea in the interview, Lakshmi wrote, "I watched the complete interview with Rhea Chakraborty and Rajdeep Sardesai. I thought a lot about if I should respond or not. I see so many people so silent because the media has made a monster out of a girl. I don't know the truth and I want to know the truth and I hope the truth will come out in the most honest way."

She added, "I have complete trust in the judiciary system and all the agencies that are involved in bringing justice to Sushant. But until then can we restrain ourselves from being evil and cruel and lynching of person and her entire family without knowing the facts. I can only imagine the pain the entire family is going through with these so-called media trials. If something like this happened to me I would want my colleagues to stand up for me at least the ones that know me to say back off hang on leave her alone and I ask all of you to do the same back off hang on leave her alone until the entire truth is officially released. I am pained by what we have become. How are we being authentic if we don't speak our heart when we have a voice to lend. I'm standing up for my colleague."

Are you sure it’s not all those 8/9 lunches you look like you consume 😆

I agree let the law take its course

Its probably a acidity problem , should get it checked.

It's India. People have to face a lot of social pressure and insults if you are accused of wrong doings. Murder is not a small thing. But when I see Rhea's parents then it's like they should be spared from media trial as old age.

bit off-topic here....hearing lots about Robins wish...now online.

Originally posted by: S_H_Y

Its probably a acidity problem , should get it checked.

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Thank god some people are finally speaking up. Kudos to Vidya and Taapsee. More people need to speak up. Rhea's costars. Amitabh Bachchan is working with her. Why isn't he speaking up? What does he have to lose?

The bigger stars like Khans, Deepika, Katrina, Hrithik, etc. need to speak up.

too bad my aloo bhatt can't speak; she will be buried alive

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With the way she talked about his sisters I felt like punching her fugly face. This woman was in his life for 1.5 years and she made his entire family look like villains here. The way she said "Shayad unko aap nahi pasand" when talking about his short stay at his elder Sister's house is so evil.