Bollywood's Sonam Kapoor slams RSS Chief over divorce comment

Bollywood actress Sonam Kapoor has slammed India’s Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat, calling his comments on divorce, calling him out on social media.

Through a post on Twitter, Kapoor slammed Bhagwat while sharing a link of a story wherein he states “divorce cases more in educated, affluent families”. “Which sane man speaks like this? Regressive foolish statements,” Kapoor posted, responding to his comments.

In the story, reported from a public event on February 16, Bhagwat said that cases of divorce were found more in educated and affluent families, and he had argued that education and wealth came with arrogance, which destroyed families. “Nowadays the number of divorce cases have increased a lot. People fight over trifle issues. The cases of divorce are more in educated and affluent families, because with education and affluence comes arrogance, as a result of which families fall apart. The society also falls apart because society is also a family,” Bhagwat was quoted as saying.

Kapoor herself has claimed she very rarely comments on politics or on politicians, but earlier this year, she broke her silence on the widespread protests that were witness acrossed India following the attack on students of JNU who were speaking up against the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act.

In a lengthy Instagram post, she and sister Rhea Kapoor issued a joint statetment. “Very rarely do I get into politics on social media because my first thought is who really cares what I think? Am I equipped to give an opinion on a public platform about things that I may barely understand? But now I have to say that I know our generation and when we look back I’m afraid we may be remembered for things we didn’t stand for. I know this is not who we are. This is not what we believe. So then I guess for those afraid to speak up fearing they may make a mistake, this is the only way to use your voice,” she posted.

Kapoor further added: “To say, I don’t know everything and there may be things that i do not understand. But I know this isn’t right. For everyone who feels pressure to ‘pick a side’ don’t. Say what you feel. Most good people I know react to sincerity with understanding and empathy. Be sincere, use your voice and tell the truth. What’s happening in our country seems alien and unrecognisable. Im not sure how we got here. It’s always been a hidden truth that you may be punished if your opinions are too loud or unpopular. But now it’s there to see. And that scares the shit out of me. My thoughts are with the students at JNU you are so much braver than I could ever be.”

On the film front, Kapoor was last seen in ‘The Zoya Factor’, which didn’t perform to well at the box-office.

While Kapoor has yet to announce her next big project, earlier this week, she did announce the beginning of ace shooter Abhinav Bindra’s biopic with a picture of the Olympic Champion with her brother Harshvardhan Kapoor and father Anil Kapoor.

Kapoor shared a picture of all the men donning black attires. “This is going to be special — The Bindra biopic. All the best @anilskapoor @harshvarrdhankapoor @abhinav_bindra,” Kapoor captioned the picture. The film based on the life of the ace shooter was announced three years back. Harshvardhan will be seen as the ace shooter in the film.