On Monday, Vivek landed himself in a huge controversy over a meme he tweeted virtually mixing politics and films by dragging in the personal lives of prominent Bollywood bigwigs. His tweet showed a set of three photos - one referring to 'opinion poll' having a picture of Salman Khan and Aishwarya Rai, next was the 'exit poll' depicting himself with the actress and the third showing Aishwarya Rai Bachchan with her husband Abhishek Bachchan and their seven-year-old daughter Aaradhya. Soon after, the National Commission for Women (NCW) sought a response from the actor for his "misogynistic" tweet on exit polls. Even the Maharashtra State Women's Commission (MSWC) had found the post "disrespectful" to the dignity of women.
While several Bollywood celebs like Sonam Kapoor, Urmila Mantondkar, Madhur Bhandarkar lashed out at Vivek for posting a derogatory meme, Kangana Ranaut's sister Rangoli has instead slammed National Commission For Women (NCW) for taking a strict action against Vivek for his 'stupid joke'. In a series of tweets, Rangoli stated how none of them from the NCW supported Kangana during her controversy with Hrithik Roshan and even called them 'fraud'.
Further referring to Vivek's meme as a 'childish' and 'stupid joke', she accused NCW for causing the death of feminism in India. Check out her tweets here:
Fraud @IndiaMeToo & @NCWIndia has caused death f feminism in India, accused working everywhere & roaming freely, chauvinism & gender bias displayed openly & here fr a stupid joke they come crawling like insects as if anybody cares about such a sham NCWI please take a seat https://t.co/h6ezT9zBEl
— Rangoli Chandel (@Rangoli_A) May 20, 2019
I will never forget how they refused to take Kangana’s complaint against a big star, but come to fight for these childish jokes when so many rape and harassment cases are lying unaddressed #Shame
— Rangoli Chandel (@Rangoli_A) May 20, 2019
Much more scary and damaging than feudal and chauvinist men are these women hater women...bhed ki khaal mein bhediye...jealous and bitchy women who have problem with other woman, simply cause they also happen to be a woman, time to be very careful spot such insects & expose them
— Rangoli Chandel (@Rangoli_A) May 20, 2019
Meanwhile, Vivek defended himself while speaking to a news agency, "I would want to meet the Women's Commission... I have been working on women empowerment since the past 10 years, and I don't just talk about it on social media... I am very careful as far as respect for women is concerned. I personally feel that there's no disrespect (in what happened). I would meet the Women's Commission and if they explain to me what is wrong in it, I would apologise."
On the work front, he will be seen in PM Narendra Modi biopic, which will hit the screens on May 24.
