Mumbai: After Disha Patani’s sister Khushboo called out spiritual leader Aniruddhacharya for his comments on women and live-in-relationships, actress-politician Kangana Ranaut weighed in on the debate.
In an interview with Hauterrfly, Kangana stated that live-in relationships are not ‘women-friendly.’
“Marriages are very important in our society, and it is the promise that the man makes to stay loyal to his wife. Jis tarah se aaj kal baatein chal rahi hain regarding log live-in relationships (Nowadays there is a lot of talk on live-in relationships)… From what I have seen, these are not women-friendly things. Kal ko aap pregnant hote hain in a live-in… aap ka abortion kaun karayega? Aap sant, maharajaon ko gaaliyaan de rahe hain, unko cancel kar diya hai (When you are pregnant tomorrow, who will take you for an abortion? One is abusing the spiritual leaders and cancelling them). But as a big sister, I am telling you that it is not a woman-friendly thing,” the actor-politician said.
When the host pointed out that court allows live-in relationships, Kangana replied, “Most laws are here to protect women… People say men are from Mars, Women are from Venus, and we can be modern. But take a look at the surveys and it is proven scientifically, where both men and women were asked to list the qualities, they would like about their boyfriend/girlfriend and their husband/wife. The men had a different list, but the women had the same list for both. Men can compartmentalise, and women cannot. It is unlikely that a man will change after they go in a live-in with a woman.”
For the unversed, Khusboo Patani last month slammed Aniruddhacharya for inappropriate remarks on women and live-in relationships.
“He says girls who are above the age of 25 and stay in live-in relationships, woh 4 jagah mooh maar ke aati hai (they go from one person to another). If only he were around me, I would have made him understand the meaning of the words he has used against women,” Khushboo had said.