Pranitha Subhash, the self-styled “Sanatani feminist” who loves to lecture on blending eternal Hindu values with modern empowerment, just got brutally exposed by her own instagram feed. One day, she’s serving scorching bikini looks on a luxury vacation, owning her body and sexuality like the liberated woman she claims to be. Next, she’s publicly touching her husband’s feet in traditional ritual submission — the ultimate symbol of patriarchal devotion.


Netizens didn’t hold back, flooding both posts with savage takedowns: “Brahminical Hindutva shernis are such double-faced women.” The backlash is relentless and deserved. You cannot cherry-pick feminism when it suits your brand while cosplaying a submissive sanskari bahu for cultural clout. 

This isn’t empowerment; it’s calculated hypocrisy wrapped in designer swimwear and ritual theatrics. Pranitha wanted to be both the bold modern icon and the perfect traditional wife — and ended up becoming the internet’s favourite example of performative contradiction.



  1. Bikini photos for progressive points — Pranitha confidently posts swimsuit pictures, knowing it will earn her “body positive” and “modern woman” praise from urban liberals. But the moment tradition is questioned, she pulls the “Sanatani” card to silence critics.



  2. Feet-touching ritual for conservative clout — Publicly performing the age-old gesture of touching husband’s feet isn’t personal devotion; it’s deliberate signalling to the Hindutva crowd that she’s still a “good Bharatiya nari” despite the Westernised glamour.



  3. “Sanatani feminist” is an oxymoron when convenient — She invented the label to enjoy feminist credibility without actually challenging patriarchal rituals. Real feminists don’t selectively uphold symbols of male superiority for likes.



  4. Netizens saw through the performance instantly — Comments like “Brahminical Hindutva shernis are such double-faced women” went viral because people are tired of celebrities preaching tradition to others while living privileged, contradictory lives.



  5. You can’t weaponise feminism and tradition simultaneously — Posting bold photos to assert autonomy, then performing ritual submission to signal virtue — that’s not balance, that’s brand management at its most cynical.



  6. This is peak privileged hypocrisy — Upper-caste, wealthy actresses like Pranitha face zero real consequences for either choice. They get applause from both sides while actual women suffer under the traditions they romanticise.



  7. The internet doesn’t forget juxtaposition — Side-by-side screenshots of bikini confidence and feet-touching devotion became instant meme material. The contrast was too glaring to defend.



  8. “Sanatani feminism” only works for instagram aesthetics — It allows her to collect validation from progressive followers and conservative protectors without ever taking a real stand on women’s rights or patriarchal customs.



  9. Other Hindutva-adjacent celebs do the exact same script — Bold photos for attention, traditional rituals for cultural legitimacy — it’s a tired playbook that netizens are finally calling out without mercy.



  10. The backlash is a wake-up call — Either own your modernity without the performative tradition, or embrace tradition without hijacking feminism. You can’t ride both waves forever. Pranitha’s double game just crashed spectacularly — and honestly, the internet’s ruthless honesty is the only thing holding these contradictions accountable.
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07/02/2026 12:00 PM