[CLSTR]
< Back to situations

Monitor this situation.

[SITUATION] · [QUIET] · [CULTURE]

2 clusters · 14 sources · 7 days · First seen · Last updated

Shweta Tiwari online harassment incident

Overview

Indian television actress Shweta Tiwari publicly condemned the prevalence of online abuse and derogatory language directed at women on social media. Tiwari expressed shock at the normalization of degrading slurs and noted that harassment often included personal attacks regarding her children. She specifically alleged that some abusers identified themselves as supporters of Raj Thackeray or the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) party.

Following Tiwari’s decision to share screenshots of the abusive comments, MNS member and advocate Snehal Adarkar contacted the actress to clarify that the party does not support such conduct and that the individuals involved were not members of the MNS. Within three days of this contact, the MNS team assisted in tracing the individual, providing Tiwari with their phone number and a handwritten apology letter. Tiwari expressed her gratitude to the MNS team for their proactive response and assistance in resolving the matter, while simultaneously noting the broader, ongoing issue of widespread online harassment faced by women.

Entities

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena · Raj Thackeray · Shweta Tiwari · Snehal Adarkar · Parul Gulati

Timeline

  1. 16 days ago

    [CULTURE] 7 sources
    Shweta Tiwari receives apology from online abuser

    Actress Shweta Tiwari received a written apology from an online abuser after MNS member Snehal Adarkar helped trace the individual following Tiwari's reports of derogatory social media comments.

  2. 23 days ago

    [CULTURE] 8 sources
    Shweta Tiwari condemns online abuse and targeting of women

    Actress Shweta Tiwari has condemned the normalization of online abuse against women, alleging she received derogatory messages from individuals claiming to be supporters of Raj Thackeray.

Sources

bhaskarlive.in · bilkulonline.com · data.gov.uk · desitalkchicago.com · hauterrfly.com · indiaforums.com · latestly.com · loktej.com · news18.com · newsable.asianetnews.com · odishabytes.com · orissapost.com · thecsrjournal.in · udaipurkiran.com

This summary has been updated 1 time: see revision history