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After Farhan Akhtar, Yami Gautam writes an open letter on Hrithik-Kangana controversy

New Delhi: People have read multiple angles of the infamous Hrithik-Kangana controversy and their saga does not seem to end. Many Bollywood celebrities are now coming up to express what they think of their ugly spat. Yesterday, Farhan Akhtar issued an open letter urging people to not have a one-sided view of the issue and not get swept away by gender biases. Kangana’s sister hits back at Farhan, Sonam and Karan for supporting Hrithik Now, it is Hrithik's 'Kaabil' co-star Yami Gautam, who has come out and written an open letter wherein her support for Hrithik is quite visible. Taking to Facebook, she began by writing, "I am usually not very vocal on social media, but I am making an exception today, since as a woman, what I am seeing right now terrifies me. This is concerning the matter surrounding two of the biggest stars in our industry. I have, fortunately, had the opportunity to work with one of them. However, I am not writing this as a co-star or even as a friend. I am writing this as a woman and a concerned citizen of the country, and I will try to get my point across as succinctly and as objectively as possible." VIDEOS: Hrithik Roshan speaks first time on camera! The post continued, "I am no legal expert. And I am not privy to the details of the case. I know what has been reported in the media, and I am all for good, honest reporting. However, somehow, the tussle has turned into a gender war, with a certain faction of the society having already declared the man guilty. People have presumed that since he is a man, he must be the guilty party, since that is how it has always been. Men have oppressed women in one way or another for centuries, and it's being presumed that it is the same in this case, too." The actress also wrote about the on-going investigation in the case and told both the celebrities to fight this out legally in court. "And that's dangerous. Whatever happened to innocent, until proven guilty? Whatever happened to letting the law take its own course? Yes, a lot of times, at least in this country, we have take to the streets to get justice. But that's not the case here. The police is investigating, and both the parties are privileged enough that they can represent themselves in court and fight this out legally. Sadly, our law and order is sort of classist, but let's not digress," noted Yami. After Farhan Akhtar, Yami Gautam writes an open letter on Hrithik-Kangana controversy Yami Gautam's Facebook post on Hrithik-Kangana controversy "Here is why this vilification of a man based on make-believe evidence is dangerous. If the gender-card is allowed to take precedence over facts and objectivity, it will be a serious blow to the on-going efforts of getting women an equal standing with the opposite sex. If this baseless trial-by-media is allowed to continue, where one party has been presumed to be guilty, there is a good likelihood that people might lose faith in this equal-rights-for-all movement that has picked up momentum in India only in recent years," the post explained. When Hrithik Roshan and Kangana Ranaut came FACE TO FACE! She concluded the post by saying that this battle should not be made into a fight between genders. The post concluded, "I am not exonerating anyone here. I am also not suggesting malice by any one party. All I am saying is, let's not make it a fight between genders. Let's keep it a fight between two people who may or may not have corresponded in the past. Let the facts be unearthed and until then, let's reserve our judgements. Just because this is a fight between a man and a woman does not mean it has to be a fight between genders. Making everything a gender issue can easily distract us from addressing legit sexist issues that plague our society." It seems like it was Farhan Akhtar's post which pushed Yami to come up with this reaction as she shared his post too and wrote, "Powerful thought #amustread." (ANI)
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