Shruti Haasan: I will never endorse a fairness product

The recent racist and xenophobic attacks on African students in Noida and insensitive remarks made by a former Parliament member stirred up a storm on social networking sites. Netizens strongly condemned the statements, sparking off a conversation about the inherent racism prevalent in the Indian society. It wasn’t long before actor Abhay Deol shared a piece of his mind with a series of Facebook posts that slammed Bollywood celebrities for endorsing such products.He urged celebrities to use their star-power to make a difference, rather than promote the belief that only fair skin is beautiful.
His remarks led to a number of stars standing up to put an end to this trend. Now, in an interview with Bombay Times, actress Shruti Haasan has also come forward to condemn this trend and has vouched to never endorse this idea.
Speaking about why she will never hop on board the whitening-wagon, Shruti says, “I will never endorse a fairness product because I was not comfortable growing up being the darkest person in my family. Also, I won’t endorse alcohol as I believe that it’s not good for health.”
Catch Shruti’s full interview with Bombay Times, tomorrow, April 30.