New Delhi. Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday defended actress Kriti Sanon, who was embroiled in controversy over an advertisement, saying that women should not be targeted for exercising their freedom. He said that women's dress, their work and the decision to go somewhere is their right.
While sharing Kriti Sanon's 'Instagram' story on his account, Rahul Gandhi wrote, “What women wear, what they do and where they go, it is their choice. Stop trolling women for exercising their freedom.
End patriarchy: Rahul Gandhi
She also used the hashtag “Smash the Patriarchy” in her Instagram story. Kriti Sanon is facing criticism on social media over a Rakshabandhan advertisement of jewelery company 'Jiva'. In the advertisement, she is seen tying Rakhi to a young man. Some people on social media have objected to her clothes in this advertisement.
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