The lockdown has been eased in some parts of India, resulting into re-opening of the liquor shops. Several states saw a beeline of liquor consumers outside the stores.
Ram Gopal Varma who is known for his controversial tweets, shared a picture of a queue consisting of women outside a wine shop in Bengaluru and twitted, “Look who’s in line at the wine shops ..So much for protecting women against drunk men,”
Singer Sona Mohapatra took to the micro-blogging site to write, “Dear Mr RGV, time for u to get into the line of people who desperately need a real education.1 that lets u understand why this tweet of yours reeks of sexism & misplaced morality.Women have a right to buy & consume alcohol just like men. No one has a right to be drunk & violent.”
Hey I think u misunderstood the intention behind that tweet ..I am the last person to be judgemental ..I meant it for the leaders who falsely presume that only men drink and abuse women in that state https://t.co/4DYJ6201j1
— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) May 5, 2020
RGV has now offered an explanation on this, the Satya director stated, “Hey I think u misunderstood the intention behind that tweet…I am the last person to be judgemental…I meant it for the leaders who falsely presume that only men drink and abuse women in that state.”
Meanwhile, the state governments have laid out strict social distancing rules for the purchase of liquor.
Many of them called out this decision of lifting the ban looking at the chaos. Model-actress Malaika Arora too was not much impressed by the news. Well, it has to be seen how the decision affects furthermore.