Bollywood's famous lyricist and playwright Javed Akhtar has drawn ire for his recent apologist comments regarding the mastermind of the Bulli Bai case. The app was called Bulli Bai, a derogatory term to describe Muslim women. — Javed Akhtar (@Javedakhtarjadu) January 5, 2022Akhtar's comments were criticised by women who called him out on his misogynistic take on the matter. She earlier took to Twitter and wrote, “A 21-year-old ‘student’ has been detained in the Bulli Bai app case? “Terribly saddening to see an '18-year-old girl' behind vile n sickening Bulli Bai app.

Source: The Express Tribune January 06, 2022 12:00 UTC