TOI: Gang-rape victim's death: SRK speaks out

"I am so sorry that I am a part of this society and culture", and "I am so sorry that I am a man", Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khansaid Saturday following the death of a 23-year-old trainee physiotherapist who was brutally gang-raped and tortured in the national capital.

"We couldn't save you but what a big voice you have, you brave little girl. That voice is telling us that rape is not an aberration, not a mistake," Shah Rukh tweeted.

"Rape embodies sexuality as our culture and society has defined it. I am so sorry that I am a part of this society and culture," he tweeted.

"I am so sorry that I am a man. I promise I will fight with your voice. I will respect women so that I gain my daughter's respect," added the 47-year-old, father to two children - son Aryan, 15, and daughterSuhana, 12.

The victim, who was gang-raped by six men in a moving bus Dec 16, was flown to Singapore for treatment Thursday and breathed her last early Saturday morning.

The heinous incident has triggered nationwide outrage with people taking to streets to demand death penalty for the criminals and bettersafety laws for women.

What I am afraid of is that this issue is going to fizzle out ...just like all the other cases...nothing ever happens after these cases...I hope this time its different...

I really do not have problem with the celebs speaking out on this ...they are also humans like us...and let us not assume that they are doing it just for publicity's sake...maybe some are...but maybe some are genuinely disturbed...but please for God's sake...tweets do not help...Go out and do something about it...meet some one...rally people...Celebs have a lot of power...which at this moment they should utilise for the right reason..

I ashamed of myself for voting Congress during election, they have just sucked blood out of people in these years & now when whole nation is asking them 2 take strict steps, they r just giving statements "Karhe kanoon banayenge" ???

Celebs can only influence their fans, followers from not doing such cruel things... Just hoping the day when a gal in india will be safe.

Yes celebrities have a responsibility towards using their power to change the system, use their power to make the society a better safer place for all.

But all I want to say in support of SRK's tweet... he is an actor a lot of us grew up watching and I am not a huge fan of the man anymore but I have little cousins in their teenage years who follow him on twitter and facebook and read these tweets. My little boy cousin was the one who told me about this tweet and he felt strongly in support of SRK's tweet about giving women respect. Yes, SRK's tweet may not change the system/may not change the government/may not even change some of the filthy men in India but I know for a fact that my cousin will never ever do such a crime and no, its not because of SRK's tweet but that tweet did help. It did help push my cousin on the right path (that he already was on but it helped nonetheless). So before putting blame on these celebrities that all they do is talk and not actually do anything about these things... know that even talking helps with young children who idolize these film stars. Anything and everything helps.