Rang De Basanti star Siddharth 'speechless' as netizen mourns his death instead of Sidharth Shukla

Social media continues to flood with tributes and condolences messages for the family of Sidharth Shukla who passed away on Thursday morning. Meanwhile, a few netizens seemingly confused South actor Siddharth with Sidharth Shukla and shared his pictures with a mourning note.

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?"

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

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

  — Siddharth (@Actor_Siddharth) September 2, 2021

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

  — Siddharth (@Actor_Siddharth) September 2, 2021

In another tweet, he stated that he is "speechless". "Nothing should surprise us these days I guess. I'm speechless," Siddharth tweeted.

• This tweet and the replies. Nothing should surprise us these days I guess. I'm speechless:( https://t.co/TeMQPf4IvH

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  This tweet and the replies. Nothing should surprise us these days I guess. I'm speechless:( https://t.co/TeMQPf4IvH

  — Siddharth (@Actor_Siddharth) September 2, 2021

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  This tweet and the replies. Nothing should surprise us these days I guess. I'm speechless:( https://t.co/TeMQPf4IvH

  — Siddharth (@Actor_Siddharth) September 2, 2021

The Tamil actor had also expressed grief over the television star's demise on Twitter. Mourning Shukla's untimely demise, he wrote, "Profound condolences to the family, friends and fans of young #SiddharthShukla Gone too soon."

• Profound condolences to the family, friends and fans of young #SiddharthShukla
  
  Gone too soon. 🙏🏽 https://t.co/dCDAKOEbr4

  — Siddharth (@Actor_Siddharth) September 2, 2021 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="

  Profound condolences to the family, friends and fans of young #SiddharthShukla
  
  Gone too soon. 🙏🏽 https://t.co/dCDAKOEbr4

  — Siddharth (@Actor_Siddharth) September 2, 2021

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  Profound condolences to the family, friends and fans of young #SiddharthShukla
  
  Gone too soon. 🙏🏽 https://t.co/dCDAKOEbr4

  — 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.