'Bollywood is Declining Our Culture': Sonam Kapoor Trolled for Wearing Mangalsutra Around Wrist
While most of the fashion police praised Sonam for setting the new trend, many Twitter users slammed the actress for "disrespecting" the Indian culture and the sacred institution of marriage.
Updated on: May 29, 2018, 9:16 AM IST
Sonam Kapoor has once again found herself in the midst of a Twitter frenzy after the actress was spotted wearing her mangalsutra, an auspicious necklace that a groom ties around the bride's neck in an Indian wedding ceremony, as a bracelet during the promotions of her upcoming film Veere Di Wedding.While most of the fashion police praised Sonam for setting the new trend, many Twitter users slammed the actress for "disrespecting" the Indian culture and the sacred institution of marriage.
One user posted, "So mangal sutra can be wore as bracelet... you don't follow religion don't. Why all this drama?" while another said, "This is the problem of so called feminests... Not following tradition is absolutely fine but tweaking it to your convenience is WRONG."
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