After Sadaf Kanwal, TV show host and actor Salman Sheikh, better known as Mani, has come under fire for his controversial take on the #MeToo movement which has taken the world by storm.
On Tuesday night, Mani put up a rather controversial image on his Instagram which made fun of the movement’s founder Tarana Burke. The image sparked outrage on social media and many called out Mani for his insensitive thoughts on the movement which is propelling a change for women across the world. The image has since then been deleted.
Just a few of the reactions:
Salman Sheikh, aka Mani, just shared this on Instagram. The crazy, raging, man-hating feminist in me has no words. Congratulations Mani on leaving me, and so many others, speechless. pic.twitter.com/2QGo45Tydn
— Manal Faheem Khan (@ManalFaheemKhan) October 24, 2018
Pakistani actor Salman Saqib Sheikh, better known to us all as Mani, posted this on Instagram to mock the #MeToo movement.
Apparently it’s not enough being a horrible actor. You have to be a worthless trash of a human being as well. pic.twitter.com/gK2Kk78SUr
— Shahjahan Khurram (@91Shahji) October 24, 2018
Never seen something this insensitive and outright stupid. https://t.co/eMgnfvdJQl
— Sawara Gul (@SawaraGul) October 24, 2018
Following the backlash, Mani took to Twitter to clarify his stance saying that he himself isn’t very active on social media, and this was the work of his PR “guy.”
“I would like to inform all my followers that I am not very much active on social media and was not aware that any such pic is posted on my Instagram. Would like to apologise on behalf of my PR guy who posted it by mistake. Please do help us improve in all aspects of life,” read his tweet.
I would like to inform all my followers that I am not very much active on social media and was not aware that any such pic is posted on my instagram. Would like to apologize on behalf of my PR guy who posted it by mistake. Please do help us improve in all aspects of life
— ManiSalman (@ManiSalmanKhi) October 24, 2018
However, the damage had already been done and people were unwilling to accept Mani’s apology.
“Wtff. Blaming PR. How typical!,” wrote a Twitter user in response.
Wtff. Blaming PR. How typical! https://t.co/w1eDMlbTOz
— Alice Peter-Bhagtaney (@AlicePeter94) October 24, 2018
“Is he even relevant enough to need a PR guy?,” wrote another.
Is he even relevant enough to need a PR guy? https://t.co/2XFNHgwbfp
— Shahjahan Khurram (@91Shahji) October 24, 2018
Previously, last week, Mani’s wife, Hira was bashed when she shared how she got married to him. Speaking to Samina Peerzada on her talk show, Hira had revealed that she had cheated on her fiance and stolen Mani from her friend.
