Mumbai: Actress Raveena Tandon recently sparked a Twitter controversy with her post on “saree” where she targeted trolls, who labelled her as “bhakt”.
“A saree day… Will I be termed communal, Sanghi, bhakt, hindutva icon? If I say I love wearing the saree and I think it’s the most elegant. (sic)” the actress wrote.
A sareee day … will I be termed communal,Sanghi,bhakt,hindutva icon?if I say I love wearing the saree and I think it's the most elegant😔🙏🏻 pic.twitter.com/3ZYDJcyKJk
— Raveena Tandon (@TandonRaveena) June 10, 2017
Soon after her tweet, Raveena, 42, was trolled on the micro-blogging site for “communalising saree”.
A Twitter user posted, “Are you trying for a comeback in movie? Or trying to get a Sanghi seat in 2019? (sic).”
Raveena, however, later issued a clarification, saying her intention was not to give a communal colour to the attire.
“Saree is a beautiful Elegant Indian Garment. My Tweet was NOT to communalise Saree. Was my fear of being trolled to say I love anything Indian.
Saree is a beautiful Elegant Indian Garment.My Tweet was NOT to communalise Saree.Was my fear of being trolled to say I love anything Indian
— Raveena Tandon (@TandonRaveena) June 10, 2017
“If it has come across as anything else. I apologise. That was not the intention. Had not thought that it would be misunderstood the way it has,” she wrote.
https://twitter.com/TandonRaveena/status/873519211989139457
PTI