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Raveena Tandon recalls being eve-teased in locals while opposing cutting down Aarey; says should develop responsibly

Mumbai (Maharashtra): Actress Raveena Tandon has never shied away from speaking her mind and has always been vocal about the causes she supports. She has not only aced her game in the acting field but has also come out and spoken about some dark secrets and memories of her past. As the newly-formed Maharashtra government is gearing up to cut down the trees in the Aarey forest for the new Metro car shed, Raveena has made sure that her opinions and views are being heard.

She recently posted a tweet that said that she has faced eve-teasing in her teen years while travelling by locals and buses. But she added that even though development is good, it should be done responsibly. Her tweet was in response to a Twitter user who was asking the actress whether she knows the struggles of the middle class. The actress wrote, “Teen yrs,travelled in locals/buses,got eveteased,pinched,everything that most women go through,earned my first car in 92.Development is welcome,we have to b responsible,not only a project,but wherever we are cutting thru r forests,to safeguard environment/wildlife.” (sic).

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Teen yrs,travelled in locals/buses,got eveteased,pinched,everything that most women go through,earned my first car in 92.Development is welcome,we have to b responsible,not only a project,but wherever we are cutting thru r forests,to safeguard environment/wildlife. <a href="https://twitter.com/SunainaHoley?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SunainaHoley</a> <a href="https://t.co/Wwxk5IDzJU">https://t.co/Wwxk5IDzJU</a></p>&mdash; Raveena Tandon (@TandonRaveena) <a href="https://twitter.com/TandonRaveena/status/1543160162865004544?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 2, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

She further wrote that more should be done to compensate for the environmental loss and that such development is leading to leopards and tigers road kills accidents, hence, recently in their dwindling numbers. “All development is welcome ji,all one prays is that more is done to compensate for environmental loss/safeguarding of wildlife .India,today,prides herselfwith tiger count increase,but because of depleting forestsroad/rail kills of leopards and tigers are increasing.” (sic)

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">All development is welcome <a href="https://twitter.com/SunainaHoley?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SunainaHoley</a> ji,all one prays is that more is done to compensate for environmental loss/safeguarding of wildlife .India,today,prides herselfwith tiger count increase,but because of depleting forestsroad/rail kills of leopards and tigers are increasing. <a href="https://t.co/Wwxk5IDzJU">https://t.co/Wwxk5IDzJU</a></p>&mdash; Raveena Tandon (@TandonRaveena) <a href="https://twitter.com/TandonRaveena/status/1543163375773175811?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 2, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Many celebrities like Raveena Tandon have come out in support of preserving the Aarey forest and are being active members of the protest against the government cutting down trees. What are your opinions about it?

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