Don’t promote Mulayam Singh Yadav biopic, Amitabh Bachchan urged

The petition, started by Delhi-based Meetali Dadwal, has gone viral with over 15,000 people signing it in less than a day.

“Amitabh Bachchan promoting the film ‘Netaji’ is giving validation to the deeply sexist comments by Mulayam Singh Yadav and his misogynistic ideology about women,” said Dadwal in her petition.

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Yadav reportedly said at a function on Tuesday: “Often if one person commits rape, four people are named in the complaint. Four people are named for rape, can it be possible? It is not practical.”

One critic said: “As politicians they should make responsible statements and as a celebrity of the stature of Bachchan he should desist from endorsing such people.”

Amitabh, 72, who was born in Allahabad, has reportedly been asked to introduce and promote “Netaji – Mulayam Singh Yadav”, directed by Vivek Dixit.