# AICWA slams Tanushree Dutta for ‘evil dead’ remark on Nana Patekar 2026-10-08T16:40:10+00:00 | Entertainment | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets The All Indian Cine Workers Association (AICWA) has condemned actress Tanushree Dutta for calling the late actor Nana Patekar 'evil dead' on social media after his death on 8 October. AICWA founder and president Suresh Shyamlal Gupta termed her remarks 'cheap publicity', 'deeply objectionable, insensitive and shameful', and said they 'go against basic humanity'. AICWA's statement highlighted Patekar's Padma Shri award, his service during the Kargil War and his work through the Naam Foundation. The organisation also criticised Dutta for discussing her own professional plans, saying, 'You should have kept a check on your tongue.' In an Instagram video, Dutta said she had heard the news but wanted to focus on her work event in Lucknow. She said she was worried the media would be interested in 'evil dead' by evening and added, 'Definitely condolences to the family but...' Her video ended mid-sentence. Dutta had accused Patekar of sexual harassment during the #MeToo movement in 2018, Patekar denied the allegations. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The two outlets cover the same event but frame it differently. Free Press Journal leads with AICWA's formal condemnation, quoting the association's full statement and its critique of Dutta's timing, while omitting the social media backlash and the 2018 harassment allegation. Odisha Bytes leads with the public outcry, quoting several X users and mentioning that Dutta and Patekar were 'involved in one of the most widely discussed controversies' in 2018, though it does not name the allegation. The two outlets do not dispute any fact, Free Press Journal focuses on the industry body's response, Odisha Bytes on the online debate. The balanced reading is that both the institutional rebuke and the public criticism respond to the same remarks. What remains open is whether Dutta will offer a further reaction. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 1 neutral, 1 sensationalist - freepressjournal.in (sensationalist) Leads with AICWA's condemnatory quotes, framing Dutta's remark as 'shameful' and 'against basic humanity'. - odishabytes.com (neutral report) Reports the backlash and controversy, including the 2018 allegation, without editorialising. This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Tags: AICWA, Nana Patekar, Tanushree Dutta Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/aicwa-slams-tanushree-dutta-for-evil-dead-remark-on-nana-patekar/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/aicwa-slams-tanushree-dutta-for-evil-dead-remark-on-nana-patekar/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/