Chennai mayor R Priya
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Every personal choice I make seems to be questioned and judged,” she said. “If I eat a burger, it’s an issue. If I cut my hair, it’s an issue. Last month, Priya had lodged a complaint with the Chennai city commissioner of police against online trolling and cyberbullying. Download the TOI App.
CHENNAI: Chennai mayor R Priya on Saturday spoke out against online trolling and cyberbullying targeting her, saying almost everything she does has been twisted into a controversy.
Because i am a woman, or because I belong to a particular community, “Sometimes I wonder if it is. Because of her new hairstyle during Friday’s Greater Chennai Corporation council meeting, her remarks came a day after she was trolled online apparently.
When it comes to me, I have no idea where the feminists and those who claim to stand up for women disappear,” she said. Priya said from day one, even the simplest things she had done became an issue. Priya said women in politics were not “characterless or any less deserving of respect” and that being a woman in public life did not give anyone the right to judge her based on her appearance, lifestyle or personal choices. Beyond the position of mayor, please remember to respect the woman,” she said. I strongly condemn these relentless, orchestrated controversies against the mayor,” Kanimozhi said in an X post.
“Every woman has her own dignity, self-respect, and right to live her life on her own terms. DMK MP Kanimozhi backed Priya, saying every choice made by women in public life should not be met with constant scrutiny and mockery. “Breaking into politics in a patriarchal society is tough enough; doing so from an oppressed community is even harder. Targeting women who push through these barriers is completely unacceptable. She questioned chief minister C Joseph Vijay over why he was allowing his fans and cadre to target Priya.