Singer
Sona
Mohapatra
was
one
of
the
first
celebrities
who
came
out
in
support
of
Mandira
Bedi
when
the
latter
was
trolled
on
social
media
for
performing
her
husband
Raj
Kaushal's
last
rites.
Bedi
had
carried
the
bier,
a
ritual
which
is
traditionally
performed
by
men.
This
didn't
go
down
well
with
a
few
netizens
who
slammed
for
her
actions.
They
even
questioned
her
choice
of
attire
for
the
funeral.
Mandira
found
herself
at
the
receiving
end
of
trolls
for
wearing
a
jeans
with
a
casual
white
top.
Recently
in
an
interaction
with
ETimes,
Sona
Mohapatra
lashed
out
at
the
trolls
directed
at
Mandira
and
said,
"That
was
disgusting,
inappropriate,
and
tasteless."
The
singer
emphasized
that
social
media
platforms
need
to
raise
their
game
when
it
comes
to
protecting
women
from
sexist
abuse.
Sona
said
that
she
is
glad
and
grateful
that
many
people
called
out
this
'blatant
sexism'
and
respected
Mandira's
personal
choice,"
the
singer
told
the
publication.
Sona
was
quoted
as
saying
by
ETimes,
"No
one
should
have
to
experience
that,
least
of
all,
a
class
act
like
Mandira
Bedi.
Social
media
platforms
have
to
raise
their
game
when
it
comes
to
protecting
women
from
brazenly
sexist
abuse.
This
is
hate
speech.
I
am
glad
and
grateful
that
many
in
the
media
as
well
as
people
from
across
all
political
leanings
called
out
this
blatant
sexism
and
celebrated
Mandira's
personal
choice".
Speaking
about
how
this
support
proved
that
good
people
of
the
world
exist
across
the
board,
Sona
added,
"But
unfortunately
the
worst
of
human-kind
end
up
making
more
noise
and
getting
undue
attention.
The
good
amongst
us
has
to
be
ready
to
get
down
and
dirty
in
the
mud
to
be
able
to
keep
these
other
idiots
from
taking
over
the
public
discourse."
Mandira's
filmmaker-husband
Raj
Kaushal
known
for
helming
movies
like
Pyaar
Mein
Kabhi
Kabhi
and
Shaadi
Ka
Laddoo,
passed
away
on
June
30,
2020
after
suffering
from
cardiac
arrest.