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Twinkle Khanna defiant after backlash on social media

Updated on: 24 August,2017 11:55 AM IST  |  Mumbai
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Twinkle Khanna received a lot of backlash on social media, when her picture of a man defecating on beach went viral, but the actress turned homemaker is still brazen

Twinkle Khanna defiant after backlash on social media


Twinkle Khanna on the beach

Twinkle Khanna received a lot of backlash on social media, when her picture of a man defecating on beach went viral. People slammed her on social media for being elitist and also called out her hypocrisy. People even accused her to be outraging the modesty of a man. Several op-eds were written about Twinkle Khanna's apathy and raising genuine concerns about public defecation.


But Twinkle Khanna, seems to be defiant and even justified her tweet saying that it is not her fault if people found her tweet 'sardonic'. She has even tweeted to an article criticising saying that if people can afford to drink with friends, they can afford to use public loos or buy a cup of tea in a restaurant and use the loo. 


In another tweet, she said, "Exactly!The public toilet is a 7-8 minute walk from this particular spot." The tweet of hers was inspired by the film 'Toilet: Ek Prem Katha', which stars her husband Akshay Kumar and Bhumi Pednekar. 


The movie revolves around a small town newly wed couple Akshay (Keshav) and Bhumi (Jaya) and how problems prevail in their married life after Jaya, leaves her husband when she discovers that there is no toilet in the house.
Keshav sets out on a mission to win back his love by standing against the age-old traditions and bringing awareness about the need of sanitation. The film is directed by Shree Narayan Singh.

Meanwhile, Akshay Kumar, who has won the National Award for Best Actor this year for his role in "Rustom", also took to twitter to highlight the news, in which a family court in Rajasthan's Bhilwara district granted a divorce plea filed by a woman on the premise that there was no separate room for the couple and no toilet in the house, holding that it amounted to "cruelty" to her.
"If you change nothing, nothing will change! Glad to see things changing," Kumar tweeted. Interestingly, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Coropration (BMC) had last year launched a campaign to eradicate the open defecation on a large scale and the Quality Council of India (QCI), on July 6, declared the city 'open defecation-free' (ODF).

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had even congratulated the civic body on the achievement. "CM @Dev_Fadnavis congratulates BMC Commissioner Ajoy Mehta for the achievement of Mumbai becoming Open Defecation Free (ODF)!" Chief Minister's Office (CMO) of Maharashtra had tweeted on July 7.

The BMC had also roped in film star Salman Khan as the its brand ambassador for its ODF campaign in December last year. Commenting on Twinkle's post, a civic official, who requested anonymity said, "In our mass campaign, the civic body figured out the open defecation spots across the city and then installed toilets there. But what can we do, if people do not use toilets and indulge in such acts."

When contacted, senior civil officials said that there are enough toilet blocks in that area (Versova), and said they are ready to install more toilets if required.
Civic official Kiran Dighavkar said, "We have provided enough mobile toilets. Sixty one community toilet seats have been provided inside the slums along the beach and 12 more seats by Via Com will be open next week. If need be, we can provide more toilets in the area.

SEE PHOTOS: Salman Khan inaugurates public toilets in Goregaon

SEE PHOTOS: 'Toilet: Ek Prem Katha' trailer: 15 photos of Akshay Kumar's film you must see

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