Overview
- In an interview clip that circulated online, singer Sunitha Upadrasta said “My body, my right. And his eyes, his right,” a remark that many users and commentators said mischaracterised the feminist slogan for bodily autonomy.
- The clip provoked strong criticism on social media for appearing to equate women’s freedom over their bodies with men’s supposed licence to objectify them, while a smaller group defended her critique of some contemporary feminist expressions.
- Activist-singer Chinmayi Sripaada publicly called out Sunitha on Instagram, arguing such statements harm women’s safety and calling attention to recent cases that supporters say show why bodily autonomy matters.
- Chinmayi also flagged an Instagram comment that read ‘my acid my right’ and asked Hyderabad police to act, but coverage reported no public police response as of the latest reports.
- Sunitha posted Instagram Stories and videos saying her words were spoken in anger, that she supports equality and opposes harm to women, and that her comments were taken out of context.