SP Leader Invokes ‘Hijab’ Ban Over Ranveer Singh’s Viral Nude Photoshoot

Abu Asim Azmi questioned the liberal understanding of the same with ideologies that consider wearing of hijab by Muslims while nudity is art.

Mumbai: Samajwadi Party leader, Abu Asim Azmi referring to the Karnataka Hijab row gave a political turn to the recent photoshoot of actor Ranveer Singh who went bare body. He compared the nude photoshoot and the liberal understanding of the same with ideologies that consider wearing of hijab by Muslim women under Islamic norms considered ‘oppressive’ and ‘discriminatory’.The leader tried to seek an answer by asking what kind of nation we want citing the fact that if nudity is considered art and why is covering oneself by choice oppression?

Samajwadi Party leader on Friday tweeted in Hindi, “If presenting one’s naked body is called art and freedom, then why, on the other hand, if a girl wants to cover her body with hijab according to her culture, is it called religious oppression and discrimination?”

नंगे जिस्म की नुमाइश करना आर्ट व आज़ादी कहलाता है तो एक तरफ संस्कृति के मुताबिक लड़की अपनी मर्ज़ी से बदन को हिजाब से ढकना चाहे तो वह उत्पीड़न व धार्मिक भेदभाव कहलाता है।

हमें आखिर कैसा समाज चाहिए?

नंगी तस्वीरें सार्वजनिक करना आज़ादी है तो हिजाब पहनना क्यों नहीं?#RanveerSingh pic.twitter.com/PSyTrI9Y2L

— Abu Asim Azmi (@abuasimazmi) July 22, 2022

Referring to the Karnataka Hijab Controversy that spread across colleges in the state and had erupted massive protest in the past.The government issued an executive order prohibiting students of all religions from wearing religious clothing on campus. This was challenged in the Karnataka High Court then, currently the matter is with the Supreme Court.

He asked in his tweet, “what kind of society do we want?”