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Some Women themselves drink alcohol and use tobacco products and try to prove they are equal to men. So women protesting against alcohol is hypocrisy. Some Women indulge in corruption, don’t follow traffic rules, throw litter on streets, file false dowry and sexual harassment charges. Holier then thou attitude of women should stop.
Some Women themselves drink alcohol and use tobacco products and try to prove they are equal to men. So women protesting against alcohol is hypocrisy. Some Women indulge in corruption, don’t follow traffic rules, throw litter on streets, file false dowry and sexual harassment charges. Holier then thou attitude of women should stop.