Shweta Tiwari, the well-known Indian TV and film actress, a few days ago complained about the online abuse and derogatory comments women are subjected to on social media. She also questioned MNS chief Raj Thackeray about the behavior of the troll who claimed to support his party. Now the actress shared an update revealing the abuser apologized to her and credited the MNS member for that.
On August 27, 2026, Shweta took to her Instagram stories sharing an update about the issue she earlier complained about, saying, “A few days ago, I posted a few stories showing how some men were using extremely derogatory and abusive words against women for absolutely no reason. I also posted their Insta accounts because I genuinely feel that people who behave like this should not be allowed to believe that they can get away with it. I had also raised the question with Raj Thackeray Ji about whether this kind of behavior is acceptable from people who claim to support him.”
Shweta then shared that the MNS member Snehal Adakar contacted her addressing the matter and rejecting any connection with the online abuser. She said, “Soon after that, @adv_snehal_adarkar from the MNS party got in touch with me. She told me very clearly that they do not appreciate or support this kind of behavior towards women at all. She also clarified that the men involved were not members of their party. She told me that, whatever had happened, they would try to find them and asked me to give them a few days.”
The TV star also shared how the MNS member traced the person and got a written apology from him: “Within just three days, she sent me shared the phone number of the person involved. And also an handwritten apology letter by him.”
Thanking the MNS member, Shweta emphasized the genuine efforts of the party, “I genuinely want to thank @adv_snehal_adarkar and the MNS team for taking the effort to look into this, find the person responsible and get back to me without me having to ask them to do it.
Expressing her feelings, she said, “I also appreciate that they felt it was important to let me know that they do not take insults against women lightly. Snehal also told me that if I ever face any such problem, I can get in touch with them. That effort was genuinely appreciated, and honestly, I felt better knowing that someone had taken it seriously.”
But Shweta also looked at the bigger problems, highlighting how there are thousands behind the screens like the one who abused her and shared her concerns, “But at the same time, I couldn’t help thinking about the larger problem. We may be able to catch one or two people here and there, but what about the thousands, or perhaps millions, of people who hide behind their screens and feel completely invincible?”
She stressed that, “The problem is much bigger than one person or one incident. It is the mentality that makes people believe they can abuse women online without consequences. And that mentality will not change simply because we catch one or two people.”
And lastly, Shweta concluded, wishing that this problem is resolved soon, “I really hope that the world, technology companies and social media platforms eventually find a way to address this properly because online abuse, especially the casual and shameless abuse directed at women, is getting completely out of hand. Still, today, I want to acknowledge the effort that was made. Thank you for taking it seriously. Raj Thakare ji @adv_snehal_adarkar.”
