Published 15:48 IST, October 31st 2019
#MeToo: Sona Mohapatra and Neha Bhasin call Anu Malik "predator"
Sona Mohapatra posted a long open letter on her Twitter account addressing the reinstating of Anu Malik as a judge on the reality TV show Indian Idol.
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Sona Mohapatra posted a long open letter on her Twitter account to Sony TV and Media addressing the reinstating of Anu Malik as a judge on the reality TV show Indian Idol. Neha Bhasin, who had also talked about being a victim of Anu Malik's sexual assault, retweeted Sona's tweet and recalled her own experience in a series of tweets.
Neha Bhasin's tweets:
Neha Bhasin retweeted Sona's tweet where she shared newspaper cuttings regarding the same topic. Neha talked about how she had to face it all at the age of 21. She also called Malik a "predator":
I agee with you. We do live in a very sexist world. Anu Malik is a predetor, i too have run away from his strange moves when i was 21. I didn't let myself get into a sticky situation beyond him lying on a sofa in front of me talking about my eyes in a studio. I fleed lying https://t.co/tQgStLrYyT
— Neha Bhasin (@nehabhasin4u) October 30, 2019
Neha continued tweeting about the topic. She called Anu Malik an "ugly pervert." Bhasin also wrote that Anu is an "older" man and he "shouldn't have behaved the way he did":
I fleed lying my mums waiting below. He even msgd and called me after that to which i stopped responding. The point is i went to give him my cd and hope for a chance at a song. He was older and shouldnt have behaved the way he did. @The_AnuMalik is an ugly pervert and does not https://t.co/tQgStLrYyT
— Neha Bhasin (@nehabhasin4u) October 30, 2019
Neha further talked about how she is a brave girl. A new place away from family gets difficult for a girl because of "such incidents". She also questioned why it is okay for such men get to "walk free" while victims "hide in shame and fear":
Even though i have a brave DNA Sona :) as you have known me the industry or the world was not an easy place as a young girl alone away from family due to many such Incidents or getting a hunch of such perverts. Perverts exist inside n outside our industry but why are we so https://t.co/VcCxryE8Ff
— Neha Bhasin (@nehabhasin4u) October 31, 2019
(2) so forgiving to the men, do we realise that is what gives them the strength to ruin our dignity, hide us women in our houses. I hid many times so as to not get myself in a sticky situation. Why is it ok? For a man who is predetor to walk free while we hide in shame n fear? https://t.co/VcCxryE8Ff
— Neha Bhasin (@nehabhasin4u) October 31, 2019
At the end of these series of tweets, Neha said that she has always complained about these advances thinking that she will get justice. She talked about how a woman is just made for being a mother, sister, or sister-in-law. She ended with the question of what a man's role is:
Last thing i wanna say is 19 to age 30 many older men tried to make their cheap advances oh ne rest assured i complained to the people i thought would bring justice. The Tv world says a womans role is of Ma, bhabhi aur behen oh yes i was told that too. So what is A man's role? https://t.co/VcCxryE8Ff
— Neha Bhasin (@nehabhasin4u) October 31, 2019
13:28 IST, October 31st 2019