Kumar Vishwas' Indirect Remark About Sonakshi Sinha Draws Congress's Criticism

Mumbai, Dec 23 (NationPress) Poet Kumar Vishwas has made an indirect sly comment about veteran Bollywood actor Shatrughan Sinha and his daughter Sonakshi Sinha, asserting that “the Lakshmi of your house is taken by someone else.”

Vishwas was speaking at a poetry event in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, where he made the comments.

He stated: "Teach your children about the Ramayana, otherwise, it might happen that your house is named 'Ramayana', but the Lakshmi of your house is taken by someone else."

A clip has now gone viral, in which he is seen making the comment, which seems to be a satire on Shatrughan, as his Mumbai residence is named 'Ramayana'. His daughter Sonakshi recently married her boyfriend of seven years, Zaheer Iqbal.

Congress leader Supriya Shrinate has come out in support of the Sinhas and criticized Vishwas's comment. She questioned Vishwas, asking if he would make such derogatory remarks about “someone else's daughter” if he had a daughter of his own.

Taking to X, she wrote in Hindi: “Kumar Vishwas ji, not only did you make a disgusting remark about Sonakshi Sinha's interfaith marriage, but you also unveiled your true sentiments about women.

“Your words, 'Otherwise, someone else will take your home’s Lakshmi away' — do you perceive a woman as an object that can simply be taken? How long will people like you continue to regard women as possessions of their father and then their husband?

“The foundation of marriage and partnership is equality, mutual trust, and love. No one ‘takes’ anyone away. And in 2024, you are questioning someone's upbringing simply because they marry someone of their own choice?!”

She challenged Vishwas on whether a woman doesn’t have the right to choose her partner.

“Or will self-appointed guardians of religion dictate who eats what, who wears what, who loves whom, and whom they marry? By the way, no one should be judging upbringing when your own bouncers assault a respected doctor—this is your failure if such incidents occur under your supervision.”

She added: Neither Shatrughan Sinha ji nor his successful daughter Sonakshi require your validation, but your comment about a girl 17 years younger than you reveals your narrow-mindedness. Neither Lord Ram nor the Ramayana belong to anyone's inheritance, nor does any associated name.”

“You, who preach about other people's children reading the Ramayana and Gita, forgot that in the Ramayana, there exists mutual love. Had you genuinely studied it, you would comprehend love. You are eager to be a storyteller of Ram Katha, yet you lack Lord Ram's grace and decorum.”

She urged him to apologize, “realizing your mistake, to both a father and his daughter.”

Supriya Shrinate also shared a video message of the same and stated: "Your recent distasteful comment on Sonakshi Sinha's interfaith marriage was not just a cheap jibe but it also revealed your deeply ingrained misogynistic mindset..."

Recently, actor Mukesh Khanna, known for his role as “Shaktimaan,” took a jab at Sonakshi, but he was subsequently schooled by the actress.