Actress Shweta Tiwari has thanked Raj Thackeray’s MNS team after they helped track down an online abuser who had targeted her with derogatory comments.
Shweta clarified that the men who abused her online were not actual MNS members, after an MNS advocate reached out and confirmed the party had no link to the accounts.
“They do not take insults against women lightly… if I ever face any such problem, I can get in touch with them,” Shweta said of the party’s response.
The MNS advocate provided the abuser’s phone number along with a handwritten apology letter, resolving the matter within roughly three days of Shweta first raising it publicly.
“The problem is much bigger than one person or one incident. It is the mentality that makes people believe they can abuse women online,” she added.
Shweta had initially posted stories exposing abusive messages sent by social media users identifying themselves as MNS supporters, questioning whether Raj Thackeray endorsed such conduct.
An MNS advocate reached out to her within days, providing the abuser’s phone number along with a handwritten apology letter as part of the resolution.
The advocate assured Shweta that the party does not appreciate or support such behaviour towards women and offered future support if similar incidents occur.
“The problem is much bigger than one person or one incident. It is the mentality that makes people believe they can abuse women online,” Shweta said, framing the episode as part of a wider pattern.
She said online abuse against women remained a systemic issue that required stronger action from technology companies and social media platforms, not just individual apologies.
The actress, known for her long-running television career, has previously spoken out publicly against online harassment directed at women in the entertainment industry.
The resolution came within roughly three days of Shweta first raising the issue publicly, a relatively quick turnaround for this kind of online harassment complaint.
Photo of Shweta Tiwari, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0
