Mumbai: Actress Munmun Dutta fashionable for taking part in ‘Babita Iyer’ on Sab TV’s present ‘Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah’ has landed in an issue over the usage of a phrase that’s termed as casteist slur.
The actress has come out with an announcement to current clarification after netizens started trending ‘#ArrestMunmunDutta’ on Twitter.
It all started as a video of TMKOC star Munmun Dutta went viral on social media. Addressing followers in a Vlog, she says “I have applied a lip tint as my blush because I am going to appear on Youtube and I want to look good. Bh**** ki tarah nahi dikhna chahti hun“.
The phrase utilized by her carries casteist connotations and is considered a slur.
Even a video edit of the remark is being extensively shared on social media as individuals demand that motion be taken in opposition to Munmun Dutta.
Now in response to the criticism, she has launched an announcement on Twitter whereby she writes: “one word used by me has been misinterpreted. It was never said with the intent of insult, intimidate, humiliate or hurt anyone’s feelings”.
She has cited “language barrier” as the explanation, including that “I was genuinely misinformed about the meaning of the word”. In the notice, she has apologised and expressed remorse over the identical.
However, it appears just like the apology shouldn’t be being accepted by customers together with activists angered by her remark.
Here are among the reactions:
Whether or not any motion shall be initiated in opposition to Munmun Dutta even after her apology, stays to be seen.
