Bengaluru: Kannada actress and Congress member Ramya who is in the midst of a controversy for her comments on Pakistan has said that she wont apologise, as she has no reason to and has not done anything wrong.
Reacting to the news that a lawyer has filed a complaint against her in court asking a case of sedition be filed against her, Ramya said, “I don’t have any ego at all and in any given incident, I would have apologised, but if I do in this case, the larger cause we’re fighting for would go”.
Ramya further said that everyone was entitled to their views and that is what democracy is about. Curbing freedoms is wrong in democracy, she said. Ramya stated several times that she stands by what she said.
“I went there (Pakistan) for the SAARC Youth Summit. I spoke about peace, harmony and unity in diversity. When I got back, I was asked how Pakistan was and I said that the people there are just like us, and that we were treated very well. There was a lot of respect,” said Ramya.
Ramya, after attending a SAARC Young Parliamentarians Conference in Pakistan, made comments in support of Pakistan. That led to a huge controversy. People in Karnataka, miffed with her comments staged protests.
