27 August,2026 02:28 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Shweta Tiwari and Raj Thackeray. Pics via X, Instagram
A few days back, Shweta Tiwari shared a post on social media, calling out abusive trolls. She also noted that one of the users was a supporter of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) and questioned party chief Raj Thackeray over the behaviour of his supporters. Now, the actress has issued a clarification that the men who allegedly abused her online were not members of the party. She also shared how the politician's team reached out to her and tracked down the trolls, and thanked him.
Shweta shared a detailed update on her Instagram on Thursday, August 27, in which the actress explained what happened after she raised the issue.
The actress, who has been making news for her personal life lately, wrote, "A few days ago, I posted a few stories showing how some men were using extremely derogatory and abusive words against women for absolutely no reason. I also posted their Insta accounts because I genuinely feel that people who behave like this should not be allowed to believe that they can get away with it. I had also raised the question with Raj Thackeray Ji about whether this kind of behaviour is acceptable from people who claim to support him."
Shweta also shared that an advocate associated with the MNS committee reached out to her and clarified that the men she had raised her voice against were not members of the party. She said, "She told me very clearly that they do not appreciate or support this kind of behaviour towards women at all. She also clarified that the men involved were not members of their party. She told me that, whatever had happened, they would try to find them and asked me to give them a few days. Within just three days, she sent me shared the phone number of the person involved. And also an handwritten apology letter by him."
Shweta also shared a screenshot of the handwritten apology letter on her Instagram story. Further thanking the MNS team for following up on the matter, she added, "I also appreciate that they felt it was important to let me know that they do not take insults against women lightly. Snehal also told me that if I ever face any such problem, I can get in touch with them. That effort was genuinely appreciated, and honestly, I felt better knowing that someone had taken it seriously."
Additionally, Shweta also raised concerns about online trolls, saying the incident made her think about the larger issue of online abuse. She wrote, "But at the same time, I couldn't help thinking about the larger problem. We may be able to catch one or two people here and there, but what about the thousands, or perhaps millions, of people who hide behind their screens and feel completely invincible?"
The actress went on to add, "The problem is much bigger than one person or one incident. It is the mentality that makes people believe they can abuse women online without consequences. And that mentality will not change simply because we catch one or two people. I really hope that the world, technology companies and social media platforms eventually find a way to address this properly because online abuse, especially the casual and shameless abuse directed at women, is getting completely out of hand."
On August 21, Shweta had called out several social media users for using offensive language against women, expressing concerns about the statements coming from people from respectable families.
She penned a long note that read, "Today I want to talk about something that is both deeply concerning and unfortunately very common on social media: calling a woman: r''''. Any woman. Of any age. From any profession. Any man from any background can come online and call a woman r''''. And what shocks me is that these men are not necessarily uneducated or from troubled backgrounds. Many of them are educated, seemingly come from respectable families, have wives, mothers, daughters and sisters. And yet feel completely comfortable using the most degrading word they can think of for another woman."
