Siddharth gets police protection after death threats, says he'll give up this privilege

Siddharth took to Twitter to reveal that Tamil Nadu Police offered him protection after BJP's IT cell leaked his phone number. He also added that he would like to give up this privilege.

Siddharth took to Twitter to reveal that Tamil Nadu Police has offered him protection after he received death and rape threats from people. However, the Maha Samudram actor said that he will give up this privilege so that the police officers' time can be used for something else during the Covid-19 pandemic. Yesterday (April 30), Siddharth said that BJP's Tamil Nadu IT cell leaked his phone number after which he received death and rape threats. Thank you @tnpoliceoffl for the protection. I am the first person in my entire family's history to be given the same.However, I would politely like to give up this privilege so the same officers' time is better used for something else during this pandemic.Thank you again. My mother is afraid. I had no other words to give her courage and reassurance so I read her some of yours from your tweets.Thank you for telling me I'll be ok. We are very normal people from very simple backgrounds. Your words mean the world.Let's get back to work and help. This is one of many social media posts by BJP TN members leaking my number yesterday and telling people to attack and harass me."Ivan inimela vaaye thirakka koodathu" (this fellow must never open his mouth again)We might survive Covid. Will we survive these people? pic.twitter.com/dYOQMsEewi Siddharth, in a tweet, claimed that the Tamil Nadu IT cell of BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) leaked his phone number online. He received death and rape threats after his phone number was circulated among people. Following this, he received protection from the Tamil Nadu Police.