India, Jan. 6 -- Actor Sivakarthikeyan opened up about facing what he called a paid cyber attack against him and his family at an event for his upcoming film, Parasakthi. As the actor spoke, his mother, Raji Doss, looked teary-eyed, and his wife, Aarthi, looked sombre. Fans, however, tried to cheer up the actor at the moment. (Also Read: Tamil Nadu theatre alleges 'abuse, vulgarity, curses' from Vijay fans for picking Parasakthi over Jana Nayagan)

Sivakarthikeyan alleged on stage that ahead of the release of Parasakthi, both he and his family had been targeted online. He said, "I have faced paid cyber attacks on social media. They usually have an agenda and want to spread something negative. But this time, they went a little extra. They ...