Kumar Vishwas Veiled Dig at Shatrughan Sinha, Sonakshi

Poet Kumar Vishwas stoked controversy with a veiled dig at actor and Trinamool Congress MP Shatrughan Sinha and his daughter Sonakshi Sinha’s interfaith marriage by invoking the Ramayana at a public event.

“Teach your children Ramayana, make them read the Geeta. Otherwise, someone else might take away the Shri Lakshmi of your house even if the house is named ‘Ramayana’," he said during an event in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh.

Sonakshi Sinha tied the knot with longtime boyfriend and actor Zaheer Iqbal in June this year in an intimate wedding ceremony. Shatrughan Sinha’s house is named ‘Ramayana’, adding to the fact that Vishwas was referring to the inter-faith marriage.

Sonakshi Sinha’s inter-faith marriage was already surrounded by controversy as the entire Sinha family was not happy with the union as her brothers Luv and Kush were absent from the ceremony.

Vishwas’ comments on ‘Ramayana’ sparked a furious reaction on social media as they touched upon cultural and personal values. Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate called the remarks “lewd" and “cheap", asking does a girl not have a right to marry a person of her choice?"

Other netizens also criticised Vishwas for the remarks, highlighting that he had two daughters. Some people defended his remarks, saying he had spoken the truth. Many criticised users for sharing pictures of Vishwas’ daughters following the comments.

Sonakshi’s Spat With Mukesh Khanna

In other news related to Sonakshi Sinha, the actress recently gave a heated reply to Mukesh Khanna, who blamed Shatrughan Sinha for not imparting cultural knowledge to her daughter after she failed to answer a question about Lord Hanuman on Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC).

The actress warned Khanna to stop bringing up the incident for attention, reminding him that she responded to his criticism respectfully due to the values instilled by her father. “The next time you decide to say anything about the values my father has instilled in me… please remember it’s because of those values that I have only said what I said, very respectfully," Sonakshi asserted. Khanna later said that he had no intention to hurt either Sonakshi or her father.