After facing social media backlash on the Raksha Bandhan origin story, Sudha Murthy offered clarification on her earlier video tweet. The Rajya Sabha member had earlier attributed the origin of the Hindu festival of tying the Rakhi with the legend of Rani Karnavati and the Mughal emperor Humayun. According to the account, Rani Karnavati reached out to Humayun when she was in danger, prompting the emperor to rescue the queen as she sent a small piece of thread as a token of their siblinghood.
In her latest post on X, Murthy remarked that the story she shared was one of the many tales associated with the fest “and certainly not its origin.” Mrs. Murthy further added, “My intention was to highlight one of the many stories,” she learned growing up, “about the beautiful symbolism” behind the sacred threads.
The story I shared on Raksha Bandhan is just one of many tales associated with the festival and certainly not its origin. As I have said in the video clip, this was already a custom of the land. My intention was to highlight one of the many stories I learnt about when growing up,.
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Sudha Murty (@SmtSudhaMurty) August 19, 2024 Sudha Murthy’s account of Rani Karnavati and Humayun is recorded in a 17th-century Rajasthani book that narrates the story of the regent of Mewar, Rani Karnavati, sending a bracelet to Humayun when Bahadur Shah attacked the province after the death of her husband, Rana Sanga. While the emperor did not arrive in time to salvage, the kingdom was eventually restored to Vikramjit, the son of Karnavati, with the intervention of Humayun. Meanwhile, netizens slammed Murthy for not quoting the traditional origin of the festival involving Draupadi’s ‘Raksha Sutra’ for Krishna.
The festival, though transcends millennia; Rakhi has become more popular since the 16th century. Raksha Bandhan has a rich history. When Rani Karnavati was in danger, she sent a thread to King Humayun as a symbol of sibling-hood, asking for his help.
This is where the tradition of the thread began and it continues to this day. pic.twitter.
com/p98lwCZ6Pp — Smt. Sudha Murty (@SmtSudhaMurty) August 19, 2024 See Also: Sudha Murthy’s Video Explaining History Of Rakhi Faces Backlash; Netizens Says ‘Stop Propagating Falsehood!’ Meanwhile, netizens dubbed Murthy’s clarification as “ extremely poor damage control .” Others urged her to delete the original reel and tweet citing the Humayun tradition of Rakhi.
https://t.co/C4DK1Nt1QW — 💕DesiDiva💕 (@desi_diva1) August 19, 2024 Words spoken can't be taken back. Left Krishna and Draupadi's story and landed in Humayun.
What a fall. — Gayatri 🇬🇧🇮🇳(BharatKiBeti) (@changu311) August 19, 2024 Ma’am, then please delete that video & the tweet as they both say that the tradition of Rakhi ‘started’ with this story of Durgavati and Humayun You are a big influencer & a big hearted person We don’t want people to get the WRONG message #rakshabandhan2024 pic.twitter.
com/f6jVYrqWfn — PallaviCT (@pallavict) August 19, 2024 There is no doubt about your intention, but since you are a public figure, please be more responsible and evaluate every move carefully. A simple regret and deletion of the clip would do good to keep your dignity and respect intact, at least for me! 🙏 — Padmaja 🇮🇳 (@prettypadmaja) August 20, 2024 Ma’am in that case, you should delete that video and the tweet along with it, as both the video and the tweet clearly says that the tradition of Rakhi ‘started’ with this fake story of Durgavati and Humayun. It is okay to make mistakes, no one is infallible.
— Shefali Vaidya. 🇮🇳 (@ShefVaidya) August 19, 2024 See Also: Simplicity Of Sudha Murthy At Ambani Wedding ‘In Just Mangalsutra’ Headline Picked Apart By Netizens See Also: More Sudha Murthy Scoop On Mashable India.
