Bengaluru: Congress leader, Khushbu Sundar, slaps youth for misbehaving
What's the story
Actress-turned-politician, Khushbu Sundar, slapped a youth during a Congress rally in Bengaluru yesterday.
The youth had allegedly misbehaved with the Congress leader, and was handed over to the local police after the incident.
Although no case was registered against the man, the video did take over the Internet like a storm.
While a lot of people supported her, she was also trolled by many.
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Video of Khushbu slapping her harasser has gone viral
Khushbu was campaigning in the city for Rizwan Arshad, Congress candidate from Bengaluru Central, when the incident happened.
In the video, she can be seen moving towards the campaign vehicle, when suddenly she turned around and slapped a man present in the crowd, who allegedly tried to harass her.
The man, right after the incident, was dragged away by the police.
Twitter Post
The video was shared widely on Twitter
This is called Kapala Moksha in Kannada. @khushsundar slapped a man who tried to misbehave with her while campaigning for Bengaluru Central Candidate. Even few lady reporters who are subjected to this kind of harassment should learn from Kushboo. #LokSabhaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/v5ZuFDTTZa
— Sagay Raj P (@sagayrajp) April 10, 2019
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Khushbu even gave it back to the trollers right away
Reality?? So you say the women in your family will and should keep quite and tolerate the abuse of some sick men around?? Whatte shame that a woman has raised a loser like you..my mother has taught me to be brave and I am just that..and @INCIndia is proud of such women.. https://t.co/nUyeF4haol
— KhushbuSundar..#NYAYforINDIA..#CONGRESSforINDIA (@khushsundar) April 11, 2019
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Proud of a tigress like you, tweets supporter
Indeed we are proud of a tigress like u ma'am not just Congress.. India is proud of u @khushsundar
— RiA (@RiaRevealed) April 11, 2019
Information
Khushbu is among the 40 star campaigners of Congress
Khushbu is a famous South Indian actress/producer who joined politics in 2010. She began her political career with Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and joined Congress in 2014. She is among the Congress' 40 star campaigners for Lok Sabha Elections 2019 in Karnataka.