BiggBoss 16: Ever since Sajid Khan entered the Bigg Boss 16 house, many celebrities from the industry have shared their discontentment with his entry into the show. However, many stars from the industry are now targeting show host Salman Khan for supporting Sajid in the show. Sona Mohapatra who earlier criticized Sajid Khan for entering the Bigg Boss house has now taken a brutal jibe at Salman Khan as she accused him of “Whitewashing” his own toxic masculinity while he supports Sajid Khan in Bigg Boss 16.
Sona Mohapatra Slams Salman Khan
On Wednesday, Sona Mohapatra shared a tweet, she wrote, “Whitewashing his own toxic masculinity for eons with #BeingHuman despite being anything but; yes my old foe in twitter wars; #SalmanKhan . Continues the whitewashing in the BRO-HOOD. #SajidKhan . (Btw his gifting watches/food truck/surgeries is only more virtue signalling).”
In a follow-up tweet, she added, “Of course, we still haven’t heard from the star voice for women causes in #Bollywood whose MARD claim’s to ‘instill gender values in young men’ & who was also shameless enough to become @unwomenindia Ambassador for South Asia (?!) ; Mr #FarhanAkhtar. #SajidKhan not young enough?”
Sona Mohapatra Slams Farhan Akhtar
For the unversed, Farhan Akhtar and Sajid Khan are cousins, referring the same Sona also slammed Farhan Akhtar for not speaking up and taking a stern stand against Sajid Khan, she tweeted, “Dear @FarOutAkhtar, you front an organisation called MARD. This man & the many others are known to you personally. Speak up, Stand Up only when it’s convenient or pays to virtue signal for ‘our cause’ not now? Charity begins at home.”
Farhan Akhtar on the other hand was seen addressing the matter in 2018, during an interview with Barkha Dutt, he said, “Everytime something like this has happened in the public domain, I’ve been very vocal with my opinion. When it came to someone within my family, I felt silence on that front would be very, very hypocritical.”
Criticism Against Sajid Khan’s Entry In Bigg Boss 16
Meanwhile, Sajid Khan has been facing continuous backlash from within the industry, and many celebrities have shared their discontentment on the matter, including Sherlyn Chopra, Sona Mohapatra, Tanushree Dutta, Devoleena Bhattacherjee, Mandanna Karimi, and many more. For the unversed, Sajid Khan was earlier accused by many women of sexual misconduct, the news came to rise during the #MeToo movement, soon after which Sajid was served with a ban of 1 year by FWICE.
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