Singer Chinmayi Sripada, who not so long ago launched a petition against online abuse, requesting Twitter to get rid of accounts that use rape threats against women, was trolled when she supported actress Renu Desai. Desai, in a recent interview for a Telugu news channel, spoke of how she might remarry in the future. She and her ex-husband, Telugu actor/politician Pawan Kalyan, divorced in 2012.
Desai, who received flak from fans all over asking her to take back her comments and always be devoted to her ex-husband, had to clarify her stance on social media. Kalyan, who has been married three times, seemingly moved on from his relationship with Desai when he got married to Russian model Anna Lezhneva a little less than a year after his divorce. Needless to say, he didn’t have to face a barrage of comments on being “devoted” to his ex-wife.
Somehow a woman has to apologise for her choices in life, clarify for other people’s assumptions. It ll be nice if people took her advise pic.twitter.com/mol1Egrapa
— Chinmayi Sripaada (@Chinmayi) October 4, 2017
For sharing Desai’s clarification, Chinmayi faced comments such as “You have no right at all to interfere in the personal life of Pawan Kalyan” or “Don’t hurt PK fans”.
That post is for drama creators like u..y r u deleting ur tweets sita devi
— Deepak (@deepakalwayz) October 4, 2017
What about your video #suchileaks
— Theda Singh (@shriNTR) October 4, 2017
You have no right at all to interfere in personal life of Pawan Kalyan.Don’t defame him for publicity. He knows human values better than you
— Ashish Vivek Merukar (@AMerukar) October 5, 2017
@23_rahulr rahuThis not kids issue ..!
U ppl dont have any idea of pk , and giving rubbish status & hurting fans
Shame on u guys?— CHINTU PSPK (@vamshichintu143) October 5, 2017
Hahaha are you drunk??
It’s her reply to ppl like you and the biased media inc. the one who wrote a baseless article on which you respond— King of Andhra (@made_in_Andhra) October 4, 2017
Could you please stop the shit which you are https://t.co/0alt5MbYfU you,me & nobody have right to comment on PK-Renu personal things.?????
— ASHOK_CHIRU (@pawanism_1) October 4, 2017
Some even chose to drag her husband, actor Rahul, in this issue.
Is anybody interfering btw you & rahul’s personal things ???? So better dont involve in matters which u dont deserve a place.
— ASHOK_CHIRU (@pawanism_1) October 4, 2017
first you suld knw Dce btn Apology nd clarification.
nuv maku nethulu cheptunava poyi pani chusko amulbaby— chinna ballu (@ChinnaBallu) October 5, 2017
Chinmayi didn’t change her stance and continued to call out the bias that women face on social media.
Time and again do men and women on social media find ways to slut shame a woman. Across India. Across the world, actually. In my case,
— Chinmayi Sripaada (@Chinmayi) October 4, 2017
I have seen several people who no point to make bring up one particular incident from March 2017 and use that to slut shame. It is different
— Chinmayi Sripaada (@Chinmayi) October 4, 2017
That what could be best described as professional vendetta is used against those who went through the trauma – time and again.
— Chinmayi Sripaada (@Chinmayi) October 4, 2017
Good thing is – what doesnt kill you makes you stronger. I am not coming around asking for a character / conduct certificate. I know me.
— Chinmayi Sripaada (@Chinmayi) October 4, 2017
My slate & conscience is clean; will remain clean. Evaremanna. Anakapoina. God knows. My family knows. I know.
— Chinmayi Sripaada (@Chinmayi) October 4, 2017
If you disagree with my viewpoint speak up with dignity and I shall stand corrected. Shame me and I couldn’t care less 🙂 ?
— Chinmayi Sripaada (@Chinmayi) October 4, 2017
Her husband, too, weighed in on the matter echoing similar sentiments.
— Rahul Ravindran (@23_rahulr) October 5, 2017
Meanwhile, her online campaign – Make Twitter Safe – is still alive and thriving. Her campaign was started soon after the infamous #SuchiLeaks started trending on Twitter, when singer Suchitra Karthik’s account was used to upload explicit photos of several female celebrities. Chinmayi, who tweeted criticism of the account’s activities, was one of the major targets of the person handling Suchitra’s Twitter account.
Featured Image: Chinmayi’s Twitter account
