ISLAMABAD – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has drawnsevere criticism on the social media after he said during a TV interviewthat he disagrees with the Western ‘feminist movement’.
Khan claimed that the movement has contributed to ‘degenerating’ motherhood.
The PTI chief’s remarks were deemed ‘anti-women’ and drew a social mediabacklash.
The Twitterati perceived such comments as highly ‘irresponsible’ andcriticised Khan on his lack of knowledge of the ideology and movement.
Jemima Goldsmith, Imran’s ex-wife, responded to the comments. “Feminismfor me is about freedom to choose,” she responded when asked on Twitter.
Reham Khan too reacted to the remarks, criticising PTI’s social media team.“Trolls associated with PTI rose to his defence, calling us dastardlyfeminists with a ‘Western agenda’ and insisting that feminism does indeedruin the motherhood experience,” she said.