Smriti Irani Reveals Suffering Miscarriage On Set In Response To Period Leaves Controversy. Correlation Samajh Nahi Aya
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Smriti Irani, the Minister for the Ministry of Women and Children Department recently faced a lot of criticism for her ignorant and insensitive comment on paid period leaves. Smriti Irani spoke against the need to have paid period leaves for women and said it is not a “handicap” but a natural process. Many people on the internet bashed her and she recently opened up about the controversy. During the interview, the WCD minister recalled one of those difficult times during the shoot when she went through a miscarriage on set. But does this justify her statements on paid period leaves?
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Smriti Irani’s statement on paid period leaves received backlash on the internet. During a podcast, Smriti Irani addressed the controversy and revealed her miscarriage during her time as an actress. These statements came in response to a woman who claimed to be from the industry and had attacked Smriti Irani by saying that her life must have been easy because she had a vanity van. The WCD minister recalled her days as an actress and stated that it was not as easy as people believe it. She narrated the sad incident of her miscarriage on the set. Smriti Irani further talked about how she managed her responsibilities as a mother and an actress. During the podcast with Smita Prakash from ANI, the WCD Minister said she used to leave her lunch breaks and tea breaks to take care of her child because her house was just 10 minutes away from the shoot location. Smriti Irani also shed light on the working shift and said they used to work for 12 hours and sometimes 16.
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Well, all that is fine but her justifications look more like an excuse for her statement on paid period leaves. Smriti Irani denied the fact that periods can be painful for most women and is something for which women need to leave at the workplace, instead of giving a response to her ignorant remarks, she simply chose a different argument on the matter.
First Published: December 22, 2023 8:20 PM
