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Kangana Ranaut mocks Rahul Gandhi over ‘smash patriarchy’ post
BJP MP Kangana Ranaut has mocked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his 'smash the patriarchy' remark, resharing a party Instagram post that questioned the Congress’s record on women’s issues. The post contrasted…
BJP MP Kangana Ranaut has mocked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his 'smash the patriarchy' remark, resharing a party Instagram post that questioned the Congress’s record on women’s issues. The post contrasted Gandhi’s slogan with the party’s positions on triple talaq, the Women’s Reservation Bill, the Shah Bano case, and the lack of women in Karnataka’s cabinet.
Ranaut’s response followed Gandhi defending actor Kriti Sanon after her outfit in a Rakhi advertisement was criticised. Gandhi said a woman’s choice of clothing is her own and urged people to stop trolling. Sanon had said culture and tradition are in the heart, not the neckline. Ranaut earlier questioned Sanon’s choice, calling the advertisement 'intentionally creepy'.
Indian Opinion Analysis
The exchange is part of a long-running political rivalry where gender issues are weaponised by both parties. The BJP’s 2024 manifesto highlighted the Women's Reservation Bill, which it passed, while the Congress questions its implementation delay until 2029. The Shah Bano case, referenced in the post, saw the Rajiv Gandhi government overturn a Supreme Court maintenance judgment in 1985, a decision critics called vote-bank appeasement. Karnataka's cabinet currently has no woman minister, despite Congress promises. The advertisement debate taps a recurring cultural flashpoint over tradition versus individual choice, with no legal or regulatory consequence, the Advertising Standards Council of India acts only on complaints of misleading ads, not taste. The next political test is whether either party converts this online spat into a legislative or campaign pledge.
Source: indiatoday.in
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