M-NET has fired Dr Tevin Naidu after his molestation comments on social media this week.
Naidu, a former Mr India South Africa contestant, had taken to social media to apologise on Wednesday night.
But M-Net spokesperson Lani Lombard said the pay channel did not condone abuse and said they would no longer be working with Naidu.
“M-Net does not condone any type of abuse, or references to it, in any context and viewed Tevin Naidu’s offensive Instagram comment in a serious light.
“Tevin was part of the initial marketing activities to recruit female contestants for the new dating show The Bachelor South Africa but will not be involved in the remainder of the campaign,” said Lombard.
Naidu got flak after he posted a picture of a wedding shoot featuring himself and a local model on his Instagram page, which he then captioned it: “Find yourself someone who looks at you the way I look at her (Like a molester who found his next victim).”
POST: Screengrab of the original post. Photo: Supplied
By Wednesday, all his social media accounts were made private after social media users condemned his comments.
To everyone affected and offended by my social media post directly or indirectly, I would like to issue a formal apology to all of you. My post was made in jest and unfortunately - it… https://t.co/GyOQYsRrSa
— Tevin Naidu (@TevinNaidu) August 15, 2018
Naidu, who is an intern doctor at the King Edward VIII Hospital in Durban, said in his apology: “My post was made in jest and unfortunately - it lacked sensitivity, was completely distasteful, and offensive. I truly regret having posted what I did, and would like to categorically state that I had no malicious intentions.”
Naidu was recently a participant on Survivor South Africa.