Namita Thapar, Shark Tank India judge and CEO of Emcure Pharmaceuticals, broke her silence after her video on the health benefits of namaz went viral. She headed to X on Monday and responded to the backlash and clarified herself. She claimed that in the past few weeks, even her mother has been abused by people online.
Namita Thapar reacts to backlash after namaz benefits video
Namita Thapar broke her silence in the video and said, “Peeche teen hafte se mujhe log r**** bula rahe hain non stop aur meri dear mom ko bhi gande gande naam de rahe hain for what? For making a reel on the health benefits of Namaz? I am a health professional, health benefits. few days of yoga and asanas specially Surya Namaskar ke reels banati hoon, tab toh kisi ne kuch nahi kaha (Last three weeks people continuously called a prostitute and even my dear mother was abused. For doing a reel about the health benefits of the health care. rituals and their health benefits. I share videos about asanas especially about Surya Namaskar).
“I am a proud Hindu”
She spoke about women’s safety and called herself a “proud Hindu”.
She added, “Mujhe sikhaya gaya hai R for religion is R for respect and do you respect like that? Especially to women? Reservation account pass nahi hua toh sab bol rahe hai lekin jab women ki aisi disrespect hoti hai toh fir quiet kyun? I learned long ago aap ke haiye for yourself speak for everyone we koi nahi. trolls please carry on but remember Hinduism has a concept called Karma and I am a proud Hindu (I was taught that ‘R for Religion’ stands for ‘R for Respect’ – this is what respect looks like, especially towards women? When the reservation bill didn’t pass, everyone spoke up, but when women are disrespected like this, why won’t anyone keep quiet for you long ago? trolls, please carry on, but remember that Hinduism has a concept called karma, and I’m a proud Hindu).
In her post, she said that she left for Mumbai at 6:30 am and stopped briefly on the way to record the video. She clarified that she believes silence is not a virtue.
“I don’t care about personal trolling, I’m used to it for the past 5 years since shark tank, but the purpose of this reel is to ask all proud Indians in this country to speak up when they see something wrong, out of humanity, out of patriotism. Jai hind. Now to another joyous and difficult day at work,” she wrote.
Benefits of Namaz by Namita Thapar
Controversy erupted recently after Thapar claimed the health benefits of namaz. She called it a full-body workout that is said to help flexibility and promote joint and knee health. She also said that it increases blood circulation in the body and digestion of food due to the vajrasana posture during namaz.
