‘Normally never get into…’: Amish Tripathi counters Kunal Kamra in Sati debate sparked by Ola CEO’s praise

Creator Amish Tripathi and comic Kunal Kamra locked horns on X (formally Twitter) over a remark by Ola CEO Bhavish Aggarwal on the controversial apply of Sati. The alternate shortly escalated right into a history-versus-reform debate after Kamra known as out Aggarwal, prompting Tripathi to weigh in with historic context and a name for civility.

The debate started when Aggarwal, who had beforehand been criticized by Kamra for Ola’s companies, praised Tripathi’s podcast titled Sati – Reality or Fiction?  

“It’s arduous to search out any proof of Sati however very simple to search out proof of witch burning in medieval Europe. Wonderful podcast,” Aggarwal wrote whereas reposting the video.

Kamra responded by highlighting Raja Ram Mohan Roy’s function in the abolition of Sati. “Raja Ram Mohan Roy fought in opposition to the apply of Sati; it was abolished in the yr 1829. The final documented case of Sati in India was as latest as 1987. Please focus in your vehicles being motionless,” he mentioned.

Tripathi, identified for The Shiva Trilogy and The Ram Chandra Collection, stepped in, urging Kamra to confer with the 1829 Sati Abolishment Act. “Kunal, I usually never get into twitter debates… However since you’re attacking Bhavish primarily based on a video I made, I believed it might be acceptable to make clear,” Tripathi mentioned.

He laid out three key factors from the Act:
1. Sati was not enjoined by Hinduism as an crucial responsibility.
2. The apply was virtually non-existent.
3. Hindus themselves thought-about it illegal and depraved.

Tripathi credited Padma Shri historian Meenakshi Jain and others for serving to make clear the historic context. He then suggested Kamra to keep up politeness in debates for a higher affect.

Kamra countered by stating that Hinduism is formed by practices relatively than texts. “The apply was prevalent, and reformist ladies and men fought in opposition to it. Their struggles are nicely documented. The primary documented case was in the BC period & the final one was in 1987,” Kamra wrote. He concluded by declaring the excellence between mythology and historical past.

The alternate drew consideration again to Tripathi’s podcast, the place he mentioned Sati’s misunderstood historical past with historian Meenakshi Jain, difficult a number of frequent myths in regards to the apply.