Sona Mohapatra 'happy to spread' Mohan Bhagwat's video on women having own power to decide

Sona Mohapatra has been among the most vocal names to raise her voice against the battles that women and the female celebrities of the industry face. The singer is known to not mince her words while expressing her displeasure at the well-known names of the film industry who have been accused in the #Metoo movement. READ: Sona Mohapatra's 'Shut Up Sona' Documentary Rights Acquired By UK Sales Agent: Report Sona recently took to Twitter to express her approval to a statement made by Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh Chief Mohan Bhagwat. Posting a video of Bhagwat speaking at an event, she was ‘happy to spread’ the message. In the video, Bhagwat is heard saying, “We believe that progress and empowerment of women can’t be decided by men. However, the reverse is possible.” He then shared an anecdote, “Once Swami Vivekanand was asked by a journalist, what his message for women was. He responded, ‘Men were not in a position to give a message for women. They should understand the situation and come out of it, and that they should be given freedom and the opportunities to do so.’ “Men should not take too much pride about empowering the women, let them themselves do what should be done, then everyone can benefit from it,” Bhagwat stated in the video READ: Sona Mohapatra's 'Shut Up Sona' Screens At Hot Docs As Docu Film Fest Takes Online Route Here’s the post Happy to spread this message. 🧚🏿♀️🔴 https://t.co/cGUSo6rBgk — Sona Mohapatra (@sonamohapatra) July 16, 2020 In a different post, Sona also highlighted how RSS had cancelled an event with Anu Malik, over the #Metoo allegations against him, while taking a dig at the politicians wishing another #Metoo accused Kailash Kher, on his birthday. Sona has been among the prominent names to raise her voice against the two musicians, even making Anu Malik take a ‘break’ from Indian Idol 11 following her statements. Meanwhile, on the professional front, Sona’s Shut Up Sona had recently premiered at the Hot Docs film festival in North America virtually. She was one of the actors and producers of the documentary, with husband Ram Sampath composing music for it. View this post on Instagram We are the only Indian film in the official selection of the prestigious #HotDocs2020 Canada & our #NorthAmerica Online #Premiere is just a couple of days away! If you know anyone staying in the state of Ontario, Canada, please ask them to watch by booking their tickets, #linkinbio & also #vote to help us get an audience award & see #India at the #Oscars !!! #Director @deeptigupta & #me made this incredible journey of love & exploration for three years & feel blessed to share it with you all. #sonamohapatra #wemadeamovie #solidarity #sisterhood A post shared by SONA (@sonamohapatra) on May 25, 2020 at 10:40pm PDT READ: Sona Mohapatra Pays An Ode To Her Homeland's Resilience With A New Song 'Nilamani' READ: Sona Mohapatra's Throwback Picture With Sonam Kapoor Cannot Be Missed; See Here

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Sona Mohapatra 'happy to spread' Mohan Bhagwat's video on women having own power to decide

Sona Mohaptra was 'happy to spread' RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat's message on women having own power to decide, and not being dependent on men to take decisions.

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