Sexist interviews aren’t confined to politicians in Tamil Nadu. Women actors are often subjected to ogling, or are often forced to answer questions praising their male co-stars.
Rajdeep Sardesai also came under fire for his sexist questions in a 2016 interview with tennis player Sania Mirza. In a television interview, Rajdeep asked Sania when she planned to ‘settle down’ and start a family. However, Sania shut him down with an epic reply,
“You sound disappointed I’m not choosing motherhood over being number one in the world. But I’ll answer your question anyway, that’s the question I face all the time as a woman, that all women have to face – the first is marriage and then it’s motherhood. Unfortunately, that’s when we’re settled, and no matter how many Wimbledons we win or number ones in the world we become, we don’t become settled. But eventually it will happen, not right now. And when it does happen I’ll be the first one to tell everybody when I plan to…
