Mukesh Khanna receives major flak from Twitterati for his 'MeToo' statements

The Shakitmaan fame Mukesh Khanna came under the scanner after his misogynistic statement about the MeToo movement. Khanna believes that women themselves are responsible for societal issues like sexual harassment. In a recent interview with The Filmy Charcha, the 62-year-old shared his opinion about the '#MeToo movement' and stated that it began because women harbour aspirations of walking shoulder-to-shoulder with men. 

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Twitterati slam Mukesh Khanna for his misogynistic statements

Mukesh Khanna, who is well-known for his role as Bhishma Pitamah in BR Chopra's epic TV show Mahabharat, thinks that a woman should only focus on running the household. In his latest interview with the portal, Khanna passed some inappropriate comments about women and the MeToo movement which left the internet shocked. According to the Shaktimaan actor, the 'MeToo problem' began because women started working. 

The film and television actor stated, "Aurat ka kaam hai ghar sambhalna, jo maaf karna mein kabhi kabhi bol bhi jata hu (The job of a woman is to run the household). Problem kaha se shuru hui hai #MeToo ki jab auraton nei bhi kaam karna shuru kar diya (The MeToo problem begun after women started working). Aaj aurat mard ke saath kandhey se kandha milani ke baat karti hai aur problem wahi se shuru hoti hai. (Today, women want to walk shoulder-to-shoulder with men and that's where the problem begins)”.

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As soon as this news broke, Twitterati lost their cool and slammed the actor for his bizarre statements. Mukesh Khanna's videos from the interview also started doing the rounds on the internet and became the trending topic of discussion for Twitterati on the micro-blogging platform. His misogynistic statements have caused outrage among netizens as he received major flak online post that interview. 

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While one user wrote, "Men with mentality like #MukeshKhanna is the reason why #Metoo happens. #Shame" another criticised him

, "I understand that it must be difficult for MukeshKhanna to watch women successfully balance their professional & personal lives, while he whines & nurses his inflated ego. For a misogynist, the concept of consent & sexual harassment will remain alien. #MeToo must be scary for you?". Check out Twitterati's reaction to Mukesh Khanna's statements below:

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