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Let’s not discriminate: Farhan on Hrithik-Kangana row
Mumbai, Oct 8 (IANS) Actor Farhan Akhtar has backed actor Hrithik Roshan in the ongoing row with actress Kangana Ranaut.
Farhan on Sunday took to an open letter on Facebook to defend Hrithik, with whom he has worked in films such as “Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara” and “Luck By Chance”, but without naming anyone in the letter.
Farhan cited how unfairly Hrithik has been judged by the media, who presented only on side of the narrative to their audiences. He also mentioned about how different the situation would have been if the genders of both parties were reversed.
“Today, I read an open letter written by a man I know about a woman I know, professionally, at best. Although a controversy about them is going around since a while now, to my best knowledge this is the first time this man has expressed his point of view,” he began.
“I am not the authority on who is right or wrong in their situation, that’s for the cyber crime officials to figure out, but I do feel certain aspects of the way the events have unfolded need comment.”
The actor added that in the society, it is the woman who suffers injustice and repression.
“It is horrifying but true that in some cases of rape, a section of society has blamed the victim. I have always found this to be unacceptable,” said the founder of social campaign MARD (Men Against Rape and Discrimination).
“Although it is true that in most cases it is a woman that has been wronged, there is a difference between ‘most’ and ‘all’,” he said, adding: “There have been cases where men have been stalked.”
Farhan stated that though Hrithik has handed over his personal phone and laptop to the authorities concerned, Kangana has avoided doing so.
He also made reference to a photograph of the two actors from a party — which Farhan says is “manipulated”.
“The actual image consisted of a group of friends including the man’s wife (now ex-wife) standing together in a party,” Farhan wrote.
He says the reason he felt the need to say this is because it is apparent that some people have already “jumped to conclusions while some are deriving some sort of voyeuristic pleasure by encouraging the woman to carry on speaking”.
Farhan also urged everyone to “avoid vilifying the man on the basis of unsubstantiated statements” until a logical conclusion is brought by the authorities.
“Let’s not discriminate,” he said.
Celebrities like Farah Khan Ali (former sister-in-law of Hrithik), Karan Johar, Sonam Kapoor and Yami Gautam agreed with Farhan on this.
–IANS
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Xiaomi and Vivo Outperform Samsung, Apple Way Down in Rankings
Chinese brands Xiaomi and Vivo were used by 21.9% and 20.79% of Casino Days players from South Asia respectively, and together with the positioned in third place with a 18.1% share South Korean brand Samsung dominate the market among real money gamers in the region.
Cupertino, California-based Apple is way down in seventh with a user share of just 2.29%, overshadowed by Chinese brands Realme (11.43%), OPPO (11.23%), and OnePlus (4.07%).
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The data on actual phone usage provided by Casino Days, even though limited to the gaming parts of the population of South Asia, paints a different picture from global statistics on smartphone shipments by vendors.
Apple and Samsung have been sharing the worldwide lead for over a decade, while current regional leader Xiaomi secured their third position globally just a couple of years ago.
Striking Android Dominance among South Asian Real Money Gaming Communities
The shifted market share patterns of the world’s top smartphone brands in South Asia observed by the Casino Days research paper reveal a striking dominance of Android devices at the expense of iOS-powered phones.
On the global level, Android enjoys a comfortable lead with a sizable 68.79% share which grows to nearly 79% when we look at the whole continent of Asia. The data on South Asian real money gaming communities suggests that Android’s dominance grows even higher and is north of the 90% mark.
Among the major factors behind these figures, the authors of the study point to the relative affordability of and greater availability of Android devices in the region, especially when manufactured locally in countries like India and Vietnam.
“And, with influencers and tech reviews putting emphasis on Android devices, the choice of mobile phone brand and OS becomes easy; Android has a much wider range of products and caters to the Asian online casino market in ways that Apple can’t due to technical limitations,” the researchers add.
The far better integration achieved by Google Pay compared to its counterpart Apple Pay has also played a crucial role in shaping the existing smartphone market trends.
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