Hrithik Roshan's 5-word reply on BJP MP's 'Vande Mataram' dare to Rahul Gandhi

Mumbai ( Raghwendra Pratap Singh) :

A month-old remark by Bansuri Swaraj challenging Rahul Gandhi to sing the full Vande Mataram in response to his 'smash the patriarchy' call has come under the spotlight after actor Hrithik Roshan reacted to it recently.

What does singing the Vande Mataram have to do with fighting patriarchy? That was the question actor Hrithik Roshan and scores of social media users asked after BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj appeared to link the two while attacking Rahul Gandhi over his "smash the patriarchy" call to women during a 'Chhatron Ki Goonj' event in Pune. While the remarks were made in August, the video of Swaraj's comments resurfaced after Hrithik reacted to it two days ago.

Huh? Is this real. Wow," Hrithik posted in reaction to a video of Swaraj that was shared by Ruchira Chaturvedi, the Congress's national convenor for social media and digital communications, a month back. It brought what many saw as an apparent disconnect back into the spotlight, with Swaraj facing renewed questions over the remarks.

On August 22, Rahul, addressing a large gathering of young women, exhorted them to "smash the patriarchy" while criticising what he described as the "Manusmriti mindset".The Leader of Opposition (LoP) cited how Prime Minister Narendra Modi singled out girls over the use of abusive language during the Jantar Mantar protests, even though boys had also hurled insults.

Rahul said it reflected a mindset that wanted women to be confined within cages and was influenced by the Manusmriti, an ancient Sanskrit text that lays down rules and social norms for Hindu society."The Prime Minister said that he got a cultural shock that girls used abuses. There is no problem if boys abuse?" Rahul said.

The Congress MP was referring to a video where PM Modi said that women using abusive words against him and his late mother was a "cultural shock" for India. However, the Prime Minister said he "forgives" the students.At the session, Rahul spoke at length on violence faced by women and the disrespect they were subjected to.