Indian Skipper Mithali Raj Supports #Metoo Movement

Of late, the #Metoo movement took the boost with the significant personalities in India raising their voices on it. All the high-profile ladies across India are taking the campaign seriously by voicing out their concerns. Meanwhile, the Indian skipper, Mithali Raj also joins the movement by making a few stern statements.

The movement started when the Bollywood actress, Tanushree Dutta accused veteran actor, Nana Patekar of sexual harassment. It took the Internet by storm, as all the women came out to express their bitter experiences to the world.

They should stand up – Mithali Raj on #Metoo movement

The Indian skipper asks the women to stand up when there is something harassment going on at the workplace. She furtherly added saying a girl should not fear the things and not to care about the people opinions.

Mithali Raj went on to say she will stand up for the women, who have got valid claims with them. She also calls that the movement should not get stopped or the shouldn’t get polluted by the interference of politics and the big shots in the city.

“I support the #MeToo movement. It’s important to make our workplace safe for women. Consent is such an important word, but most people still don’t understand it fully. If somebody experiences it (sexual harassment), I think they should stand up, irrespective of how people would react to it. They don’t have to give justification. If it’s the truth, so be it,” Mithali Raj said to First Post.

”At the end of the day, it comes to one’s self-respect and dignity. So one needs to gather courage and be bold, brave to talk about it. As a woman, I stand by every girl who has been sexually harassed at her workplace. But I will not stand up for anonymous complains because it is not possible to ascertain the veracity of such claims. The movement should be not trivialised by politics, fake allegations, or for settling scores against an individual,” she said.

However, it would be interesting to see how long this movement will go on in India. With the government speaking on the safety for women on a regular basis, one can expect the thing to make the noise for a long time.