RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat Slammed By Sonam Kapoor For His 'Regressive & Foolish' Comment On Divorce

Marital rapes are common but no one talks about them. Domestic violence happens to many, but no one complains, because the 'log kya kahenge' syndrome is a widespread illness that Indian society has. Isn't it stopping women from advancing in their lives as well as career?

When the trailer of Thappad was released, Anubhav Sinha made a powerful statement with it that said "just a slap par nahi maar sakta".

You don't have to be in an abusive relationship because of the societal pressure, right? No, bcause RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat thinks that educated women are "arrogant" and that results in family falling apart.

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"Nowadays the number of divorce cases have increased a lot. People fight over trifle issues. The cases of divorce are more in educated and affluent families, because with education and affluence comes arrogance, as a result of which families fall apart. The society also falls apart because society is also a family," he was quoted as saying by PTI.

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Soon after his comment, he was slammed by many including Sonam Kapoor.

"Which sane man speaks like this? Regressive foolish statements," Sonam wrote on Twitter.

Which sane man speaks like this? Regressive foolish statements https://t.co/GJmxnGtNtv

¡ª Sonam K Ahuja (@sonamakapoor) February 16, 2020

Here's how people reacted to his comments.

Mohan Bhagwat is right. Divorce cases are higher in educated families. Uneducated people don't divorce. They just desert their spouse and run away to join RSS.

¡ª PuNsTeR? (@Pun_Starr) February 16, 2020

Arrogance in whom ?? Women ?
So Women should not be educated ?
Ok Got it. Manusmriti Coming !

¡ª Syed Mohammad Murtaza (@syedmohdmurtaza) February 16, 2020

Today RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat said that divorce rate is high in Educated people.

Ironically U.P which is among the least Educated state has the highest rate of divorce cases.

¡ª N§Ö§ßr_w§ß§à? (@Nehr_who) February 16, 2020

If only no one was educated wouldn't the world be a better place? Isn't that the message? ??? https://t.co/ypdYTh2YGh

¡ª Sumanth Raman (@sumanthraman) February 16, 2020

Mr Mohan bhagwat you are demeaning all the educated people of India by saying divorce cases are more in educated society.

This is what happens when you go to SHAKHA instead of School in childhood and yes they don't give training of Swords & Guns in Schools. https://t.co/bHZ0dHbQwV

¡ª Waris Pathan (@warispathan) February 16, 2020

"We expect swayamsevaks to tell their family members about their activities in the Sangh, because many times women members of the family have to carry out more painful work than us to ensure that we can do what we do," he said.

He also said confining women to homes has resulted in the condition of society that we see today. "The condition of the society is because of the customs that have been practising here for the last 2,000 years. Women we have here were confined to homes. This was not the case 2,000 years ago. That was the golden age of our society," Bhagwat said.

"Hindu society should be virtuous and organised, and when we say society, it is not only men. A society is the one which gets its identity due to its sense of belonging," he said.

"I am a Hindu, I respect the places of reverence associated with all faiths. But I am firm regarding my own place of reverence. I have got my 'sanskar' from my family, and it is 'matru shakti' which teaches us so," he was quoted as saying in the statement.

"There is no society without a household, and women, who comprise half of the society, should become more enlightened. But if we do not care about our society, then neither we will survive, nor our family," he said.

"India has no option other than a Hindu society and Hindu society has no option but to behave like a family," the RSS chief said.