#AintNoCinderella: Women Are Tweeting Pics Of Themselves Out At Midnight

New Delhi: "Why was she allowed to roam around at night?" Haryana BJP vice president Ramveer Bhatti's callous remarks in response to the stalking of a woman in Chandigarh, allegedly by Haryana BJP chief Subhash Barala's son, angered many. Overnight, a deluge of selfies with the hashtag #AintNoCinderella flooded Twitter.

Congress leader Sharmishta Mukherjee and actor-turned-politician Divya Spandana, also known by her stage name, Ramya, tweeted selfies of themselves out past midnight.

"If I'm out at 12am, it DOES NOT mean I'm to be raped, molested, chased. My dignity is my right 24X7 #AintNoCinderella," tweeted Ms Mukherjee.
 

If I'm out at 12am, it DOES NOT mean I'm to be raped, molested, chased. My dignity is my right 24X7 #AintNoCinderella pic.twitter.com/6SN0I5NbSN

— Sharmistha Mukherjee (@Sharmistha_GK) August 7, 2017

Ms Spandana, meanwhile, simply tweeted a selfie with the hashtag #AintNoCinderella.
 

#AintNoCinderella pic.twitter.com/L3ROrZkHMS

— Divya Spandana/Ramya (@divyaspandana) August 7, 2017

And while Mr Bhatti has since backtracked on his remarks, women on Twitter have been posting pictures of themselves out late at night, with the hashtag #AintNoCinderella.
 

#AintNoCinderella
Sun maybe gone... but we are here to rise. :) #DontCurseDarkness pic.twitter.com/20eZCrqKFB

— Samyukta Hornad (@samyuktahornad) August 7, 2017

 

My 16 year old daughter and I. We will go where/when we want...
And yes we're NOT looking 4 a prince to save either of us!#AintNoCinderella pic.twitter.com/wdrdmSiGNH

— BeeGorgeous (@BeeGorgeous3) August 7, 2017

 

It's midnight and I can be wherever I want to be, because I #AintNoCinderella - Regressive India, please take note pic.twitter.com/TgycSQP17U

— Elixir Nahar (@ElixirNahar) August 7, 2017

 

No man can stop me from going out whenever I want. Public spaces for women! #AintNoCinderella pic.twitter.com/jaipo3Dtai

— Nabakalpita Bora (@NabakalpitaB) August 7, 2017

 

#AintNoCinderella ... it's time to step out ! pic.twitter.com/CAWBJ83guk

— Sharmiela Mandre (@sharmilamandre) August 8, 2017

 

@divyaspandana
#AintNoCinderella pic.twitter.com/AbcE5MUZhH

— sharika menon (@menonsharu) August 8, 2017

 

If you take law into your hands at 2:00 pm or 2:00 am or whatever am/pm, then YOU are the problem, not ME. #AintNoCinderella

—  (@angryoungwoman) August 8, 2017

 

I wear metaphorical boots meant for walking not glass slippers which break after midnight.
Will be out till when I want
#AintNoCinderella

— Rana Safvi (@iamrana) August 8, 2017

Many men are tweeting their support as well:
 

#AintNoCinderella is the best campaign till date.. Common ladies stand n fight for ur rights. You have as equal right as men do.

— Roman D'souza (@romandsouza) August 8, 2017

 

#AintNoCinderella
This Twitter Trend is for all the powerful women out there to everyone

— Venkatesh.s kulla (@venkateshskulla) August 8, 2017

 

Who came up with - #AintNoCinderella? Badass! It's so sad that I can't tweet on this like all the women here. A big #ShoutOut to you all.

— Gaurav Pandhi (@GauravPandhi) August 7, 2017

On Friday, 29-year-old Varnika Kundu was chased on the streets of Chandigarh and nearly kidnapped, allegedly by 23-year-old Vikas Barala and his friend. She wrote about the terrifying experience in a Facebook post that went viral. 

Haryana BJP vice president Mr Bhatti was skewered on social media for questioning why Ms Kundu was "allowed to stay out late."

Responding to his remarks in an interview to NDTV, Ms Kundu, said: "It is none of his business, it is my business and my family's what I do and where... If it wasn't for men like these, I wouldn't be unsafe going out... whether it was 12 am or 2 am or 4 am."