Updated October 19th, 2019 at 17:54 IST
KBC 11: Anushka Sharma praises sex trafficking survivor Sunitha
Kaun Banega Crorepati brings inspiring as well as heartbreaking stories from across the country to the small screen. The show brings one such story this weekend
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Popular TV show, Kaun Banega Crorepati brings inspiring as well as heartbreaking stories from across the country to the small screen. And this week, the show will welcome Karamveer Sunitha Krishnan and her husband. The Padmashree Awardee fights against sex trafficking and is a victim of gangrape herself. In her early teen years, she was subjected to the gruesome crime by 8 men. Speaking about such incidents, she revealed that the youngest child she faced from the crime was just three and a half years old. And now, taking to social media, Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma hailed the 'crusader' and that the incident that was brought to light on the show is just 'shocking and heartbreaking'. Read her tweets below-
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Anushka Sharma hails Sunitha:
The incidents and the dirty realities that a crusader like @sunita_krishnan brought to light on the KBC episode are so shocking and hurtful. She has done and is doing such incredible work in rescuing women and young girls as little as 3 years old from sex trafficking.
— Anushka Sharma (@AnushkaSharma)
We are grateful that people like her exist in this world. And kudos to KBC for highlighting such amazing people on the show. @SrBachchan
— Anushka Sharma (@AnushkaSharma)
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Sunitha too took to Twitter and thanked Big B and the team of KBC for lending support to her mission. Read her tweet below-
@SrBachchan Sir thank you is inadequate to describe my gratitude for your generosity to support our mission. Your compassion& courage to showcase our mission on KBC gave each Prajwala warrior extraordinary strength to continue our efforts & we will not stop. 🙏@SonyTV pic.twitter.com/WpGAkq9P9A
— sunitha krishnan (@sunita_krishnan)
In an engaging chat at an international summit, the activist revealed what motivates her to work towards women welfare. Sunitha Krishnan revealed a traumatic incident from the past has led her to help women who are forced into the flesh trade without their will. Sunitha Krishnan, who was sexually assaulted by eight men at the age of 15, recovered from the trauma of her assault. The activist shared, she might have recovered from the trauma, but the shame and ridicule of the society still linger in her mind. This anger against the conventions of the society, helped her set up her NGO called Prajwala, an organization that works on the rescuing women from the sex trade and trafficking and helps them build a new life.
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Published October 19th, 2019 at 17:33 IST