Actress-turned-politician Khushbu, who was very active and known for making bold comments on Twitter, in which she has close to a million followers, recently surprised everyone, by bidding adieu to the social network platform.
Through a series of tweets, explaining why she chose to quit the micro-blogging platform, she wrote, “Ok friends. Have decided 2 go off Twitter 4 sumtime. Want to use this platform to build this nation n not 2 divide. Keep hate n vengeance out. Spread love, joy n peace. (sic)”
When DC contacted Khushbu, the actress did admit that the platform was very addictive — “No sooner than I wake up in the morning, I would look for my phone. And the thought of replying to the tweets posted in the nights made me stressful. Also, I felt I was wasting my time, which could be used for better things.”
She adds, “I could not spend quality time with my family. Whenever we get together, I would be the only person, who would have a phone on my hand.
Every alternate moment, someone would tweet, and I am often compelled to see my phone.”
Yet another reason the Annamalai actress gave, was, “Basically, I am a voracious reader, and I was losing that practice because of Twitter. Now, I want revive the habit.”
Quiz her if she thinks that going out of the social networking platform will limit reaching across to people as a politician? “On no! The national parties and Dravidian parties were functioning effectively at a time when there was no Twitter, Facebook or other apps. I can still communicate to my folks through other means.”
Meanwhile, not mentioning anyone, Khusbhu also lashed out on an actress (presumably Shruti Haasan) while tweeting about the film Sangamithra — “A film like that, which will be one of the costliest films ever made in India, cannot be made without proper planning. I see someone making weird comments about the film’s script not being ready. Work has been going on for the last two years. Unprofessionals do not know about it.” (sic)
She continued, “For a movie like this, shooting part is just 30 per cent, while 70 per cent of the work is done even before that. Blaming others for your own shortcomings. Sour grapes? Expect a little more of professionalism from people who carry a legacy. Looking into your own mistakes and accepting it humbly helps you to go long way.”
