Just Beat It

The Rahul Mahajan wife-beating drama playing out on television and in newspapers is especially embarrassing for his sister Poonam Mahajan, who’s been working assiduously to implement women’s empowerment programmes in Maharashtra. Rahul’s recent assault on wife Dimpy is not the first time he’s been accused of domestic violence. His first wife Shweta, too, displayed her bruises in public before divorcing him. Poonam, who has been vocal about domestic violence, has been silent when it comes to her brother.

The Rahul Mahajan wife-beating drama playing out on television and in newspapers is especially embarrassing for his sister Poonam Mahajan, who’s been working assiduously to implement women’s empowerment programmes in Maharashtra. Rahul’s recent assault on wife Dimpy is not the first time he’s been accused of domestic violence. His first wife Shweta, too, displayed her bruises in public before divorcing him. Poonam, who has been vocal about domestic violence, has been silent when it comes to her brother. Her only comment was a rather cryptic statement that she is not in touch with the couple and that women should be treated with dignity.