Rangoli Chandel Twitter Suspension Leaves Celebs Divided; Babita Phogat, Kubbra Sait, Sona Mohapatra React
Rangoli Twitter Suspension: Kubbra, Sona Mohapatra React
Updated : April 17, 2020 05:26 PM IST
On 16th April, Kangana Ranaut’s sister Rangoli Chandel’s Twitter handle was suspended after she expressed her views on Tablighi Jamaat in a reportedly offensive tweet. She was accused of encouraging communal hatred and violence by many celebrities and a screenshot of her tweet soon went viral on social media. Well, netizens now stand divided on this controversy and have different opinions of the same. While some feel that Rangoli ‘deserves’ this, others feel she has the right to express and suspending her account is an incorrect step.
Rangoli Chandel Twitter Suspension Leaves Celebs Divided; Babita Phogat, Kubbra Sait, Sona Mohapatra React
Many celebrities took to their official handles to share their thoughts about the whole situation after news of Rangoli’s twitter suspension began doing the rounds. Jewelry designer and Sussanne Khan’s sister Farah Khan Ali revealed that she reported the account and is thankful to Twitter for taking this decision, whereas filmmaker Reema Kagti told Bollywood Hungama that she hopes Twitter bans Rangoli’s account permanently. In a chat with the same portal, actress Kubbra Sait also stated that when you have so many followers, it’s important to conduct yourself and your words with responsibility.
undefined src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" >Thank you @Twitter @TwitterIndia @jack for suspending this account. I reported this because she targeted a specific community and called for them to be shot along with liberal media and compared herself to the Nazis. ??? . pic.twitter.com/lJ3u6btyOm
— Farah Khan (@FarahKhanAli) April 16, 2020
undefined src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" >I’ve blocked Rangoli and reported her to twitter.
— Kubbra Sait (@KubbraSait) April 16, 2020
But @MumbaiPolice @CMOMaharashtra @OfficeofUT This kind of hate mongering is irresponsible. Please look into it, and take necessary actions. https://t.co/WywccuZvKR
undefined src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" >@MumbaiPolice. Could you please look into this and take action? Isn’t this spreading fake news AND inciting hatred & violence against certain people?@OfficeofUT @AUThackeray https://t.co/tKCqS5CZgN
— Reema Kagti (@kagtireema) April 16, 2020
undefined src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" >I will be honest here. Rangoli has been a good friend in the past and I was frankly a bit surprised by the tone of some of her tweets. And I am not rejoicing with her suspension. I am in fact disappointed and sad that she had espoused such violence and divisive hate on her TL.
— Hansal Mehta (@mehtahansal) April 16, 2020
On the other hand, singer Sona Mohapatra was displeased with Twitter for taking this action. She shared, “While I might not subscribe to all their views,I also stand by their right to express them.” After facing backlash, she shared another post in which she called Rangoli’s tweet ‘hideous’ but also added that the tweet could have been ‘forced deleted’. Wrestler turned politician Babita Kumari Phogat also sided with Kangana’s sister and said that Twitter has started getting angry with people who speak the truth.
undefined src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" >आज रंगोली चंदेल दीदी ने किसकी पूँछ पर पैर रख दिया। आजकल ट्विटर भी सच्ची बात लिखने वालों से काफी खफा रहता है।#RangoliChandel
— Babita Phogat (@BabitaPhogat) April 16, 2020
undefined src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" >Just read on my timeline that the ‘Rangoli Chandel-Kangana Ranaut’ handle has been suspended by @twitter ? While I might not subscribe to all their views,I also stand by their right to express them.Let’s not be so ‘politically correct’ & quick to be offended dear #WokeSabha ??♀️?
— ShutUpSona (@sonamohapatra) April 16, 2020
undefined src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" >-We live in a deeply polarised world where one side just refuses to listen in to the other. That’s the worst formula for any progress.
— ShutUpSona (@sonamohapatra) April 16, 2020
- Twitter could ‘force delete’ her hideously worded tweet. (Which I just saw)
- ‘Canceling’ her all together only invites more such hate. https://t.co/lO6qfMM6b5
undefined src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" >So @TwitterIndia is gagging the voice of an acid attack victim woman with a @verified handle, just because they are afraid of her? Whatever happened to ‘make twitter safe for women’ @jack? #shame on @misskaul and other @Twitter employees. @Rangoli_A has done nothing wrong. pic.twitter.com/LwRv8EAbJQ
— Shefali Vaidya. (@ShefVaidya) April 16, 2020
According to the buzz, advocate Ali Kaashif Khan has now filed a complaint against Rangoli, calling her tweet a ‘cheap publicity stunt.’ What is your take on this controversy?