On the auspicious occasion of Holi that is mostly celebrated by Hindus, a video asking for the harassing of Muslim women during the festival has emerged.
इस होली भींगो दो
हर बुर्के वाली कि चोली ? pic.twitter.com/Z3bshUATgb— b A b U ?? (@babu_saffron) March 5, 2020
In the video, a man can be seen rubbing colours on the cheeks of a Muslim woman after taking off the burqa from her face. The video was posted on the popular social media app TikTok by a user who looks to bear an affiliation with the saffron brigade. He has turned off comments on this particular video, probably sensing the backlash they would entail.
These accounts are provoking Hindu men to molest, sexually assault Muslim women during Holi. @Twitter @TwitterIndia @TikTok_IN Will you delete the content, tweets and suspend the profiles? @MinistryWCD, will you initiate action? pic.twitter.com/1jjHWJoAwb
— MR. KHAN ? (@YouthSpeak_) March 7, 2020
Twitter has erupted in anger after the video was shared by persons who encourage the harassment of Muslim women on the festival. The language of the people who have reposted the video is not suitable for print.
These accounts are provoking Hindu men to molest, sexually assault Muslim women during Holi. @Twitter @TwitterIndia @TikTok_IN Will you delete the content, tweets and suspend the profiles? @MinistryWCD, will you initiate action? pic.twitter.com/CndAFjwJI4
— Ayesha Minhaz (@ayesha_minhaz) March 6, 2020
Please don’t share and quote tweet those horrible videos of Hindu men harassing Muslim women and forcing them to play Holi. Don’t bring that TikTok filth here please. Let it be taken down by TikTok and die there.
— Radhika Radhakrishnan ?️?✊? (@so_radhikal) March 7, 2020
In the latest, they have made tik-tok videos of brazenly molesting hijab clad Muslim woman, in the name of playing holi. Shameless. Bura ma maano holi hai, is a day of molesting women and running scot-free, about it.
— Suaid Ahmad (@SuaidAhmad) March 7, 2020
Most of his other videos revolve around the Ayodhya temple and how every Hindu child is in service of Lord Ram.
Whether or not he has made this video is difficult to source. However, many people have shared the misogynistic and sexist video over social media. The more the video is spread among the masses, especially at such a sensitive time it will only give more impunity to those who do not respect women and women from other communities or the traditions of other religions.
At a time with the saffron brigade spreading hate against the minorities, this video is just going to provide a fillip to those who are looking for another chance to fulfill their vile interests and push the minorities further into a corner.
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