Mukesh Khanna¡¯s statement on #MeToo has brought him a lotof criticism. However the Shaktimaan actor has come to his defense?and isclarifying that his statement is taken wrongly.
To begin with he said, ¡°I am not against WomenWorking. As I said let me show you my full interview taken by someone fromwhich this ¡®Vivadit Bayan¡¯ has been taken to malign me that I mean This which Idon¡¯t mean. I was just commenting on how Me too can happen. You can seeyourself in this interview how I respect women."
Claiming his statement is blown out of proportion,he even shared the footage of the interview saying, ¡°I am really surprised thatone of my statements is being taken very wrongly. I am being told I am againstwomen. Hardly anyone would have the respect I have for women. That is why Iopposed the name LAXMI BOMB. I am concerned about the safety of women. I havespoken against every rape case. Some people have made a noise about the clippingof one of my interviews.¡±
Talking about the controversy that created aroundhis statement he said, ¡°I never said that women should not work. I was justgoing to tell how Me Too starts. In our country, women have made their way intoevery field. Then whether she is a defense minister, finance minister, foreignminister or in space, everywhere women have waved their glory. So how can I beagainst working for a woman."
¡°I did not say that MeToo happens when women go out.A year ago, I made a video on this topic, which I want to show you that eventhen I had said that how the women should guard themselves at their place ofwork. I still did not say that women should not go to work. So how can I saythat today?¡±.
He even added, "?I am not worried that the female community will turn against me. They don¡¯t even have to be. My life is an open book. Everyone knows how I have lived and how I am living. I want to show you the entire interview from which this clipping is taken. You will know what I think about women".
Hope this clarification by Mukesh Khanna will leavethe trolls convinced.