Sudha Murthy-Sambhaji Bhide’s encounter raises eyebrows

By PTI

MUMBAI: A video exhibiting creator and philanthropist Sudha Murthy bowing earlier than the chief of a proper wing outfit in Maharashtra has gone viral, evoking sharp reactions.

Sambhaji Bhide, whose ft the spouse of Infosys co-founder Narayan Murthy is seen touching within the video, was lately served a discover by the State Women’s Commission for refusing to speak to a girl journalist as a result of ‘she had no ‘bindi on her brow.’

Bhide had requested the girl journalist to use ‘bindi’ earlier than chatting with him and never be “like a widow” by not making use of the colored dot/sticker on the centre of the brow.

The newest viral video is from Sangli in western Maharashtra, the place Sudha Murthy was on Monday to work together together with her readers at a promotional occasion of her books, lots of which have been translated into Marathi.

A functionary of Bhide’s Shiv Pratishthan outfit mentioned his chief met Sudha Murthy for assist in set up of a golden throne at Raigad fort, the erstwhile capital of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.

However, an aide to Sudha Murthy, mother-in-law of UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, mentioned the creator wasn’t conscious who Bhide was and had bowed to him out of respect for a senior citizen.

Women of substance Sudha Murthy..!

Mother in regulation of UK Prime Minister @RishiSunak and spouse of Infosys founder Naryan Murthy; Sudha Murthy ji took the blessings of Hindutva activist Sambhaji Bhide (Bhide Guru ji) in Sangli yesterday. pic.twitter.com/c99ijq0SDK

— Sameet Thakkar (@thakkar_sameet) November 8, 2022

Yojana Yadav, editorial head at Mehta Publishing House –which organized the Sangli occasion, claimed native police insisted that Bhide needs to be allowed to satisfy Sudha, regardless of not being invited for the occasion.

“Sudha Murthy had refused to satisfy anybody however Bhide’s supporters arrived on the occasion with none invitation. With the presence of numerous Bhide’s supporters outdoors the auditorium, the native police got here beneath stress and requested us to let Bhide met Murthy, who was then interacting with the readers,” Yadav informed PTI.

““The pressure was so much that a visibly annoyed Sudha Murthy had to discontinue her interaction with her readers and went out to meet Bhide. She was not aware who Bhide was, so she asked me his age. She bowed before him out of respect accorded to elders,” she said. “She later told me that Bhide wanted to speak to her for one and a half hours but she told him that she did not have more than one and a half minute for him,”” Yadav mentioned.

Yadav additionally mentioned that she later cautioned Sudha Murthy that the visible of that assembly with Bhide may very well be used for propaganda.

Reacting to the assembly, senior journalist Nikhil Wagle tweeted, “What was achieved by touching the ft of such a gathering such a infamous particular person?” Aam Aadmi Party national executive member Preeti Sharma Menon tweeted, “Trust she wore a bindi. When individuals like Sudha Murthy meet bigots like Bhide, they reveal their true colors.”

MUMBAI: A video exhibiting creator and philanthropist Sudha Murthy bowing earlier than the chief of a proper wing outfit in Maharashtra has gone viral, evoking sharp reactions.

Sambhaji Bhide, whose ft the spouse of Infosys co-founder Narayan Murthy is seen touching within the video, was lately served a discover by the State Women’s Commission for refusing to speak to a girl journalist as a result of ‘she had no ‘bindi on her brow.’

Bhide had requested the girl journalist to use ‘bindi’ earlier than chatting with him and never be “like a widow” by not making use of the colored dot/sticker on the centre of the brow.

The newest viral video is from Sangli in western Maharashtra, the place Sudha Murthy was on Monday to work together together with her readers at a promotional occasion of her books, lots of which have been translated into Marathi.

A functionary of Bhide’s Shiv Pratishthan outfit mentioned his chief met Sudha Murthy for assist in set up of a golden throne at Raigad fort, the erstwhile capital of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.

However, an aide to Sudha Murthy, mother-in-law of UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, mentioned the creator wasn’t conscious who Bhide was and had bowed to him out of respect for a senior citizen.

Women of substance Sudha Murthy..!
Mother in regulation of UK Prime Minister @RishiSunak and spouse of Infosys founder Naryan Murthy; Sudha Murthy ji took the blessings of Hindutva activist Sambhaji Bhide (Bhide Guru ji) in Sangli yesterday. pic.twitter.com/c99ijq0SDK
— Sameet Thakkar (@thakkar_sameet) November 8, 2022
Yojana Yadav, editorial head at Mehta Publishing House –which organized the Sangli occasion, claimed native police insisted that Bhide needs to be allowed to satisfy Sudha, regardless of not being invited for the occasion.

“Sudha Murthy had refused to satisfy anybody however Bhide’s supporters arrived on the occasion with none invitation. With the presence of numerous Bhide’s supporters outdoors the auditorium, the native police got here beneath stress and requested us to let Bhide met Murthy, who was then interacting with the readers,” Yadav informed PTI.

““The pressure was so much that a visibly annoyed Sudha Murthy had to discontinue her interaction with her readers and went out to meet Bhide. She was not aware who Bhide was, so she asked me his age. She bowed before him out of respect accorded to elders,” she said. “She later told me that Bhide wanted to speak to her for one and a half hours but she told him that she did not have more than one and a half minute for him,”” Yadav mentioned.

Yadav additionally mentioned that she later cautioned Sudha Murthy that the visible of that assembly with Bhide may very well be used for propaganda.

Reacting to the assembly, senior journalist Nikhil Wagle tweeted, “What was achieved by touching the ft of such a gathering such a infamous particular person?” Aam Aadmi Party national executive member Preeti Sharma Menon tweeted, “Trust she wore a bindi. When individuals like Sudha Murthy meet bigots like Bhide, they reveal their true colors.”