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Hrithik Roshan, Abhay Deol React to 'Smash the Patriarchy' Comment Amid Vande Mataram Row
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Moneycontrol•01-10-2026, 11:54
Hrithik Roshan, Abhay Deol React to 'Smash the Patriarchy' Comment Amid Vande Mataram Row
- •Bollywood celebrities Hrithik Roshan and Abhay Deol reacted to BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj's 'Vande Mataram' comment.
- •Bansuri Swaraj challenged Rahul Gandhi to sing all stanzas of 'Vande Mataram' if he truly wanted to "smash the patriarchy."
- •The challenge was posted on Instagram by Ruchira Chaturvedi, national convenor of Social Media and Digital Communications for the Indian National Congress.
- •Hrithik Roshan commented, "Huh? Is this actually real? Wow," while Abhay Deol and other celebrities like Fatima Sana Shaikh and Alaya F responded with laughing emojis.
- •The 'Smash the patriarchy' controversy originated from Rahul Gandhi's 'Chhatron ki Goonj' event in August, where he urged women to "smash the patriarchy" and condemned the 'Manusmriti mindset.'
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Hrithik Roshan expressed disbelief in the comment section by writing, "Huh? Is this actually real? Wow," while actors like Abhay Deol, Fatima Sana Shaikh, and Alaya F responded with laughing emojis on Ruchira Chaturvedi's Instagram post.
Bansuri Swaraj issued the challenge in response to Rahul Gandhi's remarks at the 'Chhatron ki Goonj' event, where he urged women to "smash the patriarchy" and condemned the "Manusmriti mindset".
During the event, Rahul Gandhi called on women to be loud, proud, and fight for their space while criticizing the mindset that seeks to control women and restrict them to cages, alongside targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi over remarks on women protesters.
