Pooja Bedi Took Salman’s Side On His ‘Raped Woman’ Comment And Twitter Outraged With Fury!

Amidst no real shortage of controversy in the country, Salman Khan found himself in a fix when he likened himself to feeling like a ‘raped woman’ during the shoot of Sultan. Immediately, social media went abuzz, with two camps being formed, one against this heinous comment, and one, sadly, in support of Bhai, like Pooja Bedi.

Those who expressed their distaste against Salman were openly thrashed on social media, like singer Sona Mohapatra. But then, Pooja Bedi wasn’t one to rest without speaking her mind.

Pooja Bedi took to Twitter to ask whether it was fair and just to blow up Salman’s comments into a controversy.

Is @BeingSalmanKhan controversy justified? If I say I fee FAT as an elephant will @PetaIndia file a case? is India getting OVERSENSITIVE?

— Pooja Bedi (@poojabeditweets) June 21, 2016

 

She questioned by asking what was wrong in Salman’s comments about feeling ‘emotionally and physically shattered.’

If @BeingSalmanKhan's intention was 2 use the term rape to describe something that shatters someone physically and emotionally, is it wrong?

— Pooja Bedi (@poojabeditweets) June 21, 2016

 

agreed it's not the best simili, but if 2 @BeingSalmanKhan rape is the most brutal physical experience anyone could experience, is he wrong?

— Pooja Bedi (@poojabeditweets) June 21, 2016

 

Twitter did not take these comments lightly, and outrage poured against Pooja Bedi, saying that what she’s saying doesn’t even make any sense.

So, according to @poojabeditweets divorce calls for sensitivity but reaction to rape analogies is oversensitive 👏🏼👏🏼 pic.twitter.com/23iao1uL1V

— isolated BIRYANI (@oothikicha) June 21, 2016

 

This is twitter. Hypocrites like @poojabeditweets you have been warned 🙂 https://t.co/95Rw6rPCqi

— Paras पारस ਰਿਸ਼ੀ (@parasrishi) June 21, 2016

 
https://twitter.com/WastedHoe/status/745244608620204036

 
https://twitter.com/WastedHoe/status/745244443951796224

 
https://twitter.com/WastedHoe/status/745244809464451072

 

please have the guts to call something wrong as WRONG. His father has already apologized. @sapnabhavnani

— Ashish Dalal (@dalal_ashish) June 21, 2016

 
https://twitter.com/absolutelydanny/status/745465181967265792

 

trying to butter him ??

— Archana Murthy (@archana_murthy) June 21, 2016

 

if you said something as disgusting as what he said then yes. Do you even have parents?

— Jasmin (jazzaboogle)🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸 (@Insomniac1985) June 21, 2016

 
https://twitter.com/ShaileshMIndia/status/745201188690345984

 
https://twitter.com/skepblunquill/status/745209637209702400

 

But Ms. Bedi was undeterred, she went on justifying why she wrote what she wrote.

Yes! @parasrishi u have to be sensitive to THE ISSUES & VICTIMS. Not sensitive to Analagys, Metaphors &similes @oothikicha

— Pooja Bedi (@poojabeditweets) June 21, 2016

 

And then, she rallied all the educated and sensible people to see this whole controversy as what it really is.

As educated & sensible people we need 2 calmly see how much of this "protest" against @BeingSalmanKhan is for political gain&Media TRP!

— Pooja Bedi (@poojabeditweets) June 21, 2016

 

Cue more angry tweets.

it's better for you film stars not to be idiotically vocal coz most of you aṛeṅ well educated.

— MUNISH PRABHAKAR (@PRABHAKARMUNISH) June 21, 2016

 
https://twitter.com/iGunjanJha/status/745259969994457088

 

What political gain? Who's gaining? Who's insinuating this? Doesn't make sense except foolhardy statement

— VishalManve12 #PressFreedom (@VishalManve12) June 21, 2016

 

maybe you're making these remarks for the same media hype and TRP for yourself!!!!

— meeraaggarwal (@simsar02) June 21, 2016

 

Look who is talking about " Education / Sense " .. *clap* 😂🙏

— गुड्डू (@guddudcosta) June 21, 2016

 
This just goes on to show that no matter what controversy erupts, one should not defend a case which has been proven to be wrong, given how Salman’s father Salim Khan has apologised on his behalf.

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