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Choose Right Subject at Right Time: Shatrughan Sinha to Maneka Gandhi

New Delhi: Actor-turned-politician and BJP leader Shatrughan Sinha on Sunday took potshots at Union Cabinet Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi, suggesting her to “choose the right subject at the right time and after consulting right people”.

In a series of tweets, Shatrughan launched into a diatribe against the fellow BJP leader and said, “There are other ways of staying in the news or coming into the limelight than holding movies responsible for crimes.”

Shotgun didn’t stop there and questioned Maneka over the reasons behind corruption.”And who would you hold responsible for corruption – movies or politicians? And what about terrorism, anti-national behaviour, molestation, attacks on airline staff, rioting etc.” he asked.

Humble suggestion to Smt. Maneka Gandhi. Please choose right subject at right time and after consulting right people. There are other…1>2

— Shatrughan Sinha (@ShatruganSinha) April 9, 2017

..ways of staying in the news or coming into limelight than holding movies responsible for crimes…

— Shatrughan Sinha (@ShatruganSinha) April 9, 2017

And who would you hold responsible for corruption – movies or politicians? And what about terrorism, anti national behaviour, molestation1>2

— Shatrughan Sinha (@ShatruganSinha) April 9, 2017

..attacks on airline staff, rioting etc. Let’s not find a scapegoat in cinema. What about movies Pink, Dangal with strong social messages..

— Shatrughan Sinha (@ShatruganSinha) April 9, 2017

Speaking at a ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’ programme in Goa on Saturday, Gandhi had said, “Romance in almost every film stars with eve-teasing, be it Hindi or regional film.”

“The actor would be mean to the girl, would trip her around, would eve-tease her and finally she falls for him. Feature films for the past 50 years have been a strong medium of communication and this is how we present women through it,” she said at the event.

#WATCH Romance in almost every film starts with eve teasing, be it Hindi or in regional films, says Union Minister Maneka Gandhi (7.4.17) pic.twitter.com/FLO39NUB4Q

— ANI (@ANI_news) April 8, 2017

However, a day later, Shatrughan came out in defence of the film industry and urged Maneka not to scapegoat cinema for everything. Commending some of the recent movies with strong social messages, Shatrughan asked Maneka about her views on films “such as Pink, Dangal”, too.

First Published: April 9, 2017, 5:40 PM IST