Indian filmmaker's 'rape should be legalised' comments cause social media uproar

Daniel Shravan Picture: Twitter

Daniel Shravan Picture: Twitter

Published Dec 6, 2019

Share

Durban - An Indian filmmaker has caused a stir on social media after stating that rape should be legalised.

According to the Daily Mail UK, Daniel Shravan further said women should cooperate during sex attacks by carrying condoms and slammed the Indian government for frightening rapists.

In a series of now deleted posts, Shravan, said rape was not a serious thing but that murder was inexcusable. He stated that government should legalise rape without violence for the safety of women.

Shravan's comments were made following the rape of 27-year-old Priyanka Reddy whose charred body was found under an overpass in Hyderabad in India last week. The attack spurred Indian MP, Jaya Bachchan, to call for Reddy's attackers to be lynched in public.

Reddy, a vet, was raped and murdered by a group of men who offered to help her with a punctured tyre. Four men have since been arrested for the attack. 

Shravan said women should accept men's sex.

His comments have been slammed by the official #MeTooIndia Twitter account. 

%%%twitter https://twitter.com/TelanganaDGP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TelanganaDGP @TelanganaCMO #ArrestDanielShravan. He is advocating rape as punishment for women. What will it take to make women feel safe? How many men will be let off?

This is call to book Daniel Shravan for his comments inciting violence against women. https://t.co/968UrwaKIF

— #MeTooIndia (@IndiaMeToo)

Many took to social media to condemn the filmmaker's comments. 

%%%twitter https://twitter.com/hashtag/DanielShravan?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#DanielShravanneeds urgent psychiatric treatment. Even animals stay & move in pairs. They don't practice free sex. Suggesting like this should be condemned very severely. https://t.co/M0WqtdukfH

— Dilip Parab (@DilipParab)

%%%twitter https://twitter.com/hashtag/DanielShravan?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#DanielShravanshame on you

— YE BAAT (@Topusanews1)

%%%twitter https://twitter.com/hashtag/JusticeForPriyankaReddy?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#JusticeForPriyankaReddy #DeathForRapists #DanielShravan pic.twitter.com/2zORVuchV5

— nehasolankii (@nehasolankii1)

The Mercury 

Related Topics:

dontlookaway