In a recent award function, Jyotika made a comment that did not go well with many spiritual leaders majorly because of a few media that misreported as well as miscommunication.
Many leaders including S Ve Shekar slammed Jyotika for her comments. Today, Suriya came up with an official response to the speech and he said that his family stands right behind her.
“Even if a tree wants to be left alone, the wind won’t let it be,” he starts his letter.
“A comment made by my wife Jyothika at an award function long ago has been doing the rounds online and has led to debates as well. Jyothika has put forth the thought that as temples are held in high regard, schools and hospitals should be maintained in the same regard. Some people have been offended by this and equated it to a crime,” Suriya said.
He added, “Such thoughts have also been espoused by spiritual leaders like Vivekanandha. Serving people is like serving God, and this is a belief that has been held in our society for a long time, even by people like Thirumoolar. But those who don’t follow these writings or learning, won’t even try to understand this.”
“My family fully stands with her opinion in the speech, which is inspired by the teachings of spiritual leaders. We wish to teach our children that humanity is more important than religion.”
“I thank all those unknown people who supported us, while many were working overtime to malign our image and assassinate our characters online. The media has been reporting the news correctly which gives me the confidence that good intentions will lead to good deeds,” he concluded.
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