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Sona Mohapatra schools trolls, says Raj Kundra’s case 'cannot be an excuse to slut-shame'
In a series of tweets, Sona Mohapatra said netizens were targeting women of Bollywood after Raj Kundra's arrest in connection to the pornography case

Ever since the arrest of businessman Raj Kundra and his involvement in the pornography case, few celebrities have come out to share their views on this matter. Kundra, the husband of actor Shilpa Shetty, has been arrested and remanded in police custody for his alleged involvement in the streaming of pornographic content.Among the few celebrities, the recent one to join the list is singer Sona Mohapatra.Taking to her social media account, the singer addressed the collateral effects of Kundra’s arrest by posting videos of herself that appeared to have been taken in a hotel room. As the videos are shot in the room, Mohapatra’s new track 'Ek Din' can be heard playing in the background.“This video is self-directed, with full consent, zero exploitation or human trafficking involved,” she captioned one of her posts on Twitter.In her second tweet, Mohapatra points out how Kundra’sarrest has resulted in women who are public figures being slut-shamed. She also updated fans that she directed these videos keeping in mind the artistic reaction. Finally sharing her third video, Mohapatra informed that it is unacceptable for trolls to target everyone from Bollywood. She also requested that Kundra’s case cannot be an excuse to throw lewd comments at people from the Hindi film industry.Meanwhile, in an Instagram post, the singer spoke in detail about how this case has led to stigmatising women in the public domain especially in the entertainment industry.For the unversed, Mohapatra recently became the first independent artist from India to be featured on a billboard at Times Square in New York. To this big achievement, she called it a ‘pop-culture milestone’.
First Published:Jul 28, 2021, 16:41:42 IST
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