Actor Siddharth 'speechless' after netizen mourns his death instead of Sidharth Shukla, calls it 'targetted hate'

Taking to Twitter, actor Siddharth shared a screenshot of a post that read "R.I.P Siddharth". The netizen had mistaken him for Sidharth Shukla who passed away on September 2.

Pic courtesy: Instagram/Siddharth, Sidharth Shukla

Mumbai: Actor Siddharth of 'Rang De Basanti' fame has expressed his shock after a social media user mourned his death instead of late actor Sidharth Shukla.

Taking to Twitter, Siddharth shared a screenshot of a post that read "R.I.P Siddharth". The particular Twitter user also uploaded Siddharth`s picture alongside such a distasteful caption.

Reacting to the post, Siddharth wrote, "Targetted hate and harassment. What have we been reduced to?" In another tweet, he stated that he is "speechless"."Nothing should surprise us these days I guess. I'm speechless," Siddharth tweeted.

Targetted hate and harassment. What have we been reduced to? pic.twitter.com/61rgN88khF

— Siddharth (@Actor_Siddharth) September 2, 2021

Sidharth Shukla, who appeared in TV shows such as 'Balika Vadhu' and 'Bigg Boss 13', passed away at the age of 40 on Thursday. Reportedly, he suffered a massive heart attack.