When we connect with freelance journalist Divya Kandukuri on Twitter for an interview, she dodges the request by suggesting the name of fellow activist Ngurang Reena, research scholar at Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi, and co-founder of The Ngurang Learning Institute, Arunachal Pradesh. "I think [it's] her voice [that] needs to be heard," she says. But we persist, for the story is about broadening the #MeToo movement to include everyone: women in the cities and women in villages. The topic has been at the top of Kandukuri's mind, and, at the forefront of discussions on the #MeTooIndia Twitter handle since her fierce tirade last week. So, she relents.

On Wednesday, mid-day carried a story on how MeToo: Mumbai Chapter's decision to choose Gallery Maskara in Colaba as the venue for its November 4 meet-up was derailed after Kandukuri's angry tweets. "Came across this poster of Mumbai #MeToo meet. Do u all see the irony in this? It is being organised at COLABA. In an art gallery space. Who will attend this? All the fancy south Bombay beach house butterflies? Do you promise that we won't get intimidated by your fanciness?" She bristled at its "elitist" undertones. The event was in response to the informal Delhi meet-up organised at Lodhi Garden on October 21 by Anoo Bhuyan, a journalist with The Wire. Her argument eventually prompted the organisers to postpone the meet-up with the assurance of hosting it at "closed yet easily accessible places".