Shraddha Kapoor hugs her stalker, calls him ‘supportive’!

So, ‘Rock On 2’ stars Farhan Akhtar and Shraddha Kapoor recently dropped in on the sets of TV show ‘Yaaron Ki Baraat’. The team has been on a promotional spree of late and we were waiting to see their antics. It was all nice, until Shraddha found out that one of the fans present in the show was a guy who has been stalking her for many days now! She admitted to be seeing the fan for the 17th time now.

Just when we thought she would firmly oppose a stranger stalking her almost everywhere, she went on to hug him and thanked him for being so ‘supportive’!

Really? For  a woman like her, armed with security measures and showered with attention wherever she goes, being stalked might feel  sweet or a sign of her growing popularity. But in the same society live hundreds of women, not-so-privileged ones, who have to deal with unnecessary attention and stalking which is potentially harmful. There have been instances when a stalker has even turned out to be a killer. It often leads to sexual (verbal or physical) harrassment as well. Stalking is a legal offence and we already run short of enough awareness about it. In such a backdrop, public figures should just not encourage acts of stalking.

Not at all cool, Shraddha!

Ranjini Maitra

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