Fans request Amitabh Bachchan not to promote the Mulayam Singh Yadav biopic
Fans of megastar Amitabh Bachchan have urged him not to promote the
upcoming biopic of Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav because of
the latter's remarks on rape survivors.
Thousands have signed a
petition hosted on website Change.org asking Amitabh to boycott the film
'Netaji - Mulayam Singh Yadav' that focuses on the life of the
wrestler-turned-politician.
The petition, started by Delhi-based Meetali Dadwal, has gone viral with over 15,000 people signing it in less than a day.
“Amitabh
Bachchan promoting the film 'Netaji' is giving validation to the deeply
sexist comments by Mulayam Singh Yadav and his misogynistic ideology
about women,” said Dadwal in her petition.
Yadav reportedly said
at a function on Tuesday: “Often if one person commits rape, four people
are named in the complaint. Four people are named for rape, can it be
possible? It is not practical.”
One critic said: “As politicians
they should make responsible statements and as a celebrity of the
stature of Bachchan he should desist from endorsing such people.”
Amitabh,
72, who was born in Allahabad, has reportedly been asked to introduce
and promote 'Netaji - Mulayam Singh Yadav', directed by Vivek Dixit.
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