Maulana Sajjad Nomani

Veere Di Wedding star Swara Bhaskar has often landed herself amid controversies due to her opinions. While most of her views in the past were about women's empowerment, this time, the actor has gone back on all those values by posing with the Islamic scholar Maulana Sajjad Nomani. In a now-viral picture shared by her husband Fahad Ahmad, the couple were seen posing with someone known for his opposition towards unsupervised education for girls. Swara Bhaskar Receives Backlash Bollywood actor Swara Bhaskar and her husband Fahad Ahmad visited Maulana Sajjad Nomani in his office on Saturday. The politician later shared these pictures on X (Formerly Twitter) with the caption, In the service of Maulana Sajjad Nomani, and he showered us with love and blessings. This picture was soon met with backlash against Swara Bhaskar for visiting the Maulana. Netizens bashed the actor for posing with Maulana who has been known for his controversial statements against girls' education. The Internet also questioned her previous advocacy for women's rights and dumbing down feminism for the public. Swara Bhaskar is known for mouthing platitudes about 'feminism' and women's empowerment. Yet she chose to meet Sajjad Nomani, who is opposed to sending girls to schools and colleges. pic.twitter.com/HuxvJX6fjH — Dibakar Dutta (দিবাকর দত্ত) (@dibakardutta_) November 17, 2024 Also Read: Swara Bhaskar Reveals Her Biggest Fear Before Marrying Fahad Ahmad Was Not Getting Invited To Bollywood Parties! One comment said, Swara Bhaskar is known for mouthing platitudes about 'feminism' and women's empowerment. Yet she chose to meet Sajjad Nomani, who is opposed to sending girls to schools and colleges. While another user wrote, Feminist Swara Bhasker took blessings from Maulana Sajjad Nomani, who praised the Taliban for its capture of Afghanistan and opposed women's education, even claiming that it is 'haram' for parents to send their daughters to school or college unsupervised. Feminist Swara Bhasker took blessings from Maulana Sajjad Nomani, who praised the Taliban for its capture of Afghanistan and opposed women's education, even claiming that it is 'haram' for parents to send their daughters to school or college unsupervised. pic.twitter.com/dDkAE4jH73 — Anshul Saxena (@AskAnshul) November 17, 2024 Swara Bhaskar married Fahad Ahmad, a leader in the Samajwadi Party in 2023. The same year in September, the couple was blessed with a baby girl, Raabiya, on September 23. Bhaskar has yet to comment on the controversy. Also Read: Swara Bhaskar Says She Doesn’t Agree With Akshay Kumar’s Choice Of Films But Doesn’t Want His Films To Fail. Kaafi Mature Perspective!

Maulana Sajjad Nomani

Internet Bashes Swara Bhaskar For Meeting Maulana Sajjad Nomani Who Opposed Female Education