MP Swati Maliwal is famous for her tenure at the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW). She championed many high-profile issues, including the Manipur case and the wrestler’s protest. She was hailed as ‘Lady Singham’ and a feminist icon.
Recently, she had a fallout with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), accusing some functionaries of assault. Suddenly all her supporters call her a liar and this episode casts aspersions on all her previous activism.
We don’t know who is right, but we know there are limits to how much party politics can serve feminism. At times, it does more harm than good.
