Singer Sona Mohapatra recently called out social media users who criticized actor Aamir Khan’s daughter, Ira, for wearing a bikini at her birthday party. And since then, she herself has become a target of the trolls.

Mohapatra, who was also at the pool party, raised her voice against the shaming with a note on Instagram: “All the people outraging about Ira Khan’s choice of attire or linking it to what #AamirKhan said, did or didn’t in the past please note; she is 25. A free, thinking, adult woman. Doesn’t need her dad’s approval or yours.”

Opening up about getting trolled for her post, she says, “Under the garb of ‘sanskaari’ custodians of our culture, the troll brigade showcased their ‘sanskaar’ by asking me to pose naked in public, calling me names and extending the courtesy to my 70-year-old mother, who has no voice or say in this conversation.”

However, the Ambarsariya (Fukrey; 2013) singer remains steadfast in her belief to call out such mentality, as she feels this kind of behaviour can have consequences offline, too. “Normalising such trolling and shaming of young women for their attire on the internet strengthens and encourages misogynistic behaviour, not only online but in real life, too. This behaviour is a mirror of the society’s mindset,” she adds.

Since the incident, the 45-year-old has spent most of her time deleting hate comments on her social media. She shares “Despite having the strongest profanity filters turned on for my page, I have been deleting the emotional violence continuously.”