Shweta Tiwari has thanked Raj Thackeray’s MNS team after an online abuser who targeted her issued a handwritten apology.
The actress clarified that the abusive accounts were not genuine MNS members, after an advocate from the party reached out and confirmed its stance against such conduct.
“They do not take insults against women lightly… if I ever face any such problem, I can get in touch with them,” Shweta said of the party’s response.
The advocate provided the abuser’s phone number and the apology letter, resolving the episode within roughly three days of Shweta first raising the issue publicly.
“The problem is much bigger than one person or one incident. It is the mentality that makes people believe they can abuse women online,” she added.
Shweta had initially posted stories exposing abusive messages sent by social media users identifying themselves as MNS supporters, questioning whether Raj Thackeray endorsed such conduct.
An MNS advocate reached out to her within days, providing the abuser’s phone number along with a handwritten apology letter as part of the resolution.
The advocate assured Shweta that the party does not appreciate or support such behaviour towards women and offered future support if similar incidents occur.
“The problem is much bigger than one person or one incident. It is the mentality that makes people believe they can abuse women online,” Shweta said, framing the episode as part of a wider pattern.
She said online abuse against women remained a systemic issue that required stronger action from technology companies and social media platforms, not just individual apologies.
The actress, known for her long-running television career, has previously spoken out publicly against online harassment directed at women in the entertainment industry.
The resolution came within roughly three days of Shweta first raising the issue publicly, a relatively quick turnaround for this kind of online harassment complaint.
Photo of Shweta Tiwari, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0
