Little did Sonam Kapoor knew that her views on social media trolls will land her in trouble. Sonam Kapoor expressed her views for ‘Let’s Talk About Trolls’ campaign, which was published in Hindustan Times. However, few hours after the article was shared on twitter, it went viral for all the wrong reasons. Twitterati started trolling the actress not for her blog post but for not knowing India’s national anthem well.
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The actress begins her column in HT, saying, “You might call me a ‘bimbo’, a ‘naachne wali’, but you know what, I’m a terribly self-assured woman. I have a strong sense of self and I don’t need you to tell me who I am.” She adds, “The trolls can be sexist and judgmental but I know I’m smart and capable of expressing an opinion. I’m a successful woman, a feminist, a humanist, a national award winner and I say this with a great sense of pride and satisfaction: I get to live a fairy tale life every single day. I walk the international stage, I’m an avid reader with a library full of books, I am a consumer of news, an engaged Indian and so very capable of having a discussion on any issue, with anyone. Just because I’m an actor, it doesn’t mean I can’t have an opinion. I’ve spoken up often.”
#LetsTalkAboutTrolls | Call me ‘bimbo’ but I will always speak up: @sonamakapoor https://t.co/4y4dug8AZL pic.twitter.com/8ZhG9JoGxz
— Hindustan Times (@htTweets) April 21, 2017
However, without reading the whole article, people jumped to the conclusion and trolled her on one quote that was shared on social media. A picture of one quote from her blog was shared online. The quote read, “I love my country but for some of you — and you’re the bigots, not me — I become ‘anti-national’ only because I ask questions or choose to be critical. Listen to the national anthem…recall the line you heard as kids, ‘Hindu, Muslim, Sikh, Issai…”
The Neerja actress was reminded that the words ‘Hindu, Muslim and Sikh’ do not appear in the national song. While some took a case of the actress and trolled her badly, a Twitter user said in her support, “Actually, the second stanza of jana gana mana has the words “Hindu Bauddh Shikha Jain, Parasik Musolman Christaani”. #NationalAnthem.”
Reacting to the trolls, Sonam Kapoor took to twitter and wrote, “Thank you so much twitter for the amazing response to my article and also to the #trolls who proved my point by the way they responded .”
Thank you so much twitter for the amazing response to my article and also to the #trolls who proved my point by the way they responded ?❤??
— Sonam Kapoor (@sonamakapoor) April 21, 2017
Here’s how Twitterati reacted for Sonam Kapoor misquoting National Anthem
Never knew our National Anthem was updated around the time when Sonam was a kid.. pic.twitter.com/POSf2E1tKw
— Keh Ke Peheno (@coolfunnytshirt) April 21, 2017
Like Sonam Kapoor, I also love that part of National Anthem where it says "Yeh Mera India, I love my India"
— Nerd Stark (@itsaashuu) April 21, 2017
Cool, so all this while @sonamakapoor was passing off a song which has the lines 'Hindu, Muslim, Sikh, Issai' as national anthem. ?
— Nikhil (@red_devil22) April 21, 2017
Which National Anthem is she talking about? Never knew @sonamakapoor is so ignorant. Film stars should study also, lest they resemble dodos. https://t.co/RhdQ7sLM7y
— Pramod Kumar Singh (@SinghPramod2784) April 21, 2017
Will one be branded a troll to ask where does in our national anthem these lines appear? #LetsTalkAboutTrolls @sonamakapoor pic.twitter.com/h1LGIuuET3
— हम भारत के लोग (@India_Policy) April 21, 2017
@sonamakapoor wisdom reached zenith. Hindu Muslim Sikh isai becomes national anthem for this converted secular. तेरा क्या होगा रे सोनम ?
— Rajeev Sinha (@rajeevsinha2304) April 21, 2017
Bollywood is going through a phase of REMIX (Laila O Laila, Tamma Tamma). So Sonam Kapoor thought of remixing our National Anthem.
— Mauryaa om (@OmMauryaa) April 21, 2017
Me :- Who wrote our National Anthem?@sonamakapoor : Its simple, Javed Akhtar! #SonamKapoorQuotes @AshiQuotes @RitaG74 @SV99999
— A call from 1945 (@Acallfrom1945) April 21, 2017
A twitterati did her research well and came in support of Sonam Kapoor with this tweet –
@India_Policy @sonamakapoor Actually, the second stanza of jana gana mana has the words "Hindu Bauddh Shikha Jain, Parasik Musolman Christaani". #NationalAnthem pic.twitter.com/QvZXdbFPI3
— Kriti Trehan-Lahiri (@krititrehan) April 21, 2017
@India_Policy @sonamakapoor She probably learnt the complete composition. as opposed to the more popular 52 second version.
— Kriti Trehan-Lahiri (@krititrehan) April 21, 2017
Come on guys, let’s not bash someone without keeping tab on our facts. Sonam Kapoor on National Anthem was wrong but also right!!
