Published 12:37 IST, October 24th 2019
She Teams: Sania Mirza, Samantha Akkineni hail 5 years of initiative
As the She Teams completed five years, Sania Mirza, Samantha Akkineni, Rakul Preet Singh hailed it on social media for making women in Telangana feel safe.
Crime against women has been among the major hurdles for the country for years, but the good thing is that the union and state governments are taking initiatives against the menace. One such initiative recently completely a milestone, and it received the thumbs up from celebrities. Sania Mirza, Rakul Preet Singh, Samantha Akkineni, Lakshmi Manchu were among the celebrities who expressed their support to Telangana government’s She Teams movement. The team that works towards the safety of women in Telangana completed five years, and the celebrity support proved that it managed to create an impact. The stars termed the service and its impact as ‘amazing’ and lauded its ‘heroic excellence’ for safeguarding women and educating them about the crimes.
Celebrities give thumbs up
Tennis sensation Sania Mirza took to Twitter on Thursday to congratulate the Telangana Government as the She Teams initiative completed five years. Lauding Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao for the mission’s success, Sania wrote, “A burger congratulation to #SheTeams on successfully safe guarding and protecting women and young girls for 5 years !Launched by our Hon’ble CM Sri KCR #SheTeam has reached amazing heights and succeeded in trying to make a secure environment for women in public places.” (sic) She continued, “#SheTeams has also run campaigns to try and create awareness among women bout their rights! I wish them all the very best for the future .. @IGWomenSafety @TelanganaDGP @TS_Sheteams.”
Rakul Preet Singh was among the other stars to tweet on the occasion, “Congratulations #SheTeams on completing 5 years of amazing service in providing safety to women.” Samantha shared, “#5yearsofsheteams #sheteamsforher This has been an amazing initiative in Telangana . Thankyou from all of us for helping us feel safe and protected.”
Lakshmi Manchu wrote, “My heartfelt wishes to #sheteams on completing 5 years of heroic excellence in educating and supporting women. Thanks to you, many women today are able to step out with confidence and courage. You rock! @IGWomenSafety @TS_Sheteams.”
The She Teams created 300 plus teams, and addressed 33,700 cases over the course of five years to weed out the menace of crime against women, as per their own statistics shared on Twitter. Telangana Police celebrated the event in a grand manner at Shilpakala Vedika, Hyderabad. The team even shared a live video where the top police officials were seen addressing a gathering.
Updated 12:45 IST, October 24th 2019