<p>Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma's derogatory tweet on Women's Day landed him in trouble after a women's organisation filed a police complaint against him.<br /><br />Facing criticism, the filmmaker apologised today saying he was "just expressing my feelings".<br /><br />Varma, who is not new to social media feuds, had tweeted yesterday, "I wish all the women in the world give men as much happiness as Sunny Leone gives."<br /><br />The complaint said Varma has gravely insulted women with his tweet.<br /><br />Ranragini, which has affiliation to Hindu Janajagruti Samiti, filed a complaint with Mapusa police last evening with its local office-bearer Vishakha Mhambare demanding that Varma be booked under Cyber laws and section 292 of IPC.<br /><br />This evening he put out a series of tweets apologising.<br /><br />"Was just expressing my feelings but I apologise to all who were offended due to my unintended insensitive tweets in context of women's day," Varma said.<br /><br />"My apology is only to those who genuinely got offended and not to those who ranted for publicity nd threatened to take law into their hands," he added.<br /><br />Earlier in the day, the director also got into a war of words with NCP MLA Jitendra Awhad on Twitter.<br /><br />Awhad asked Varma to apologise or "face the consequences, we don't mind taking law in hand (sic)."<br /><br />To which, the director replied, "If you don't apologise to threat of taking law into your own hands, will formally register complaint, so let me know. Please note."<br /><br />Meanwhile, Congress too demanded that the Maharashtra government and State Women's Commission file an FIR against the filmmaker for his "sexist" remarks. </p>
<p>Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma's derogatory tweet on Women's Day landed him in trouble after a women's organisation filed a police complaint against him.<br /><br />Facing criticism, the filmmaker apologised today saying he was "just expressing my feelings".<br /><br />Varma, who is not new to social media feuds, had tweeted yesterday, "I wish all the women in the world give men as much happiness as Sunny Leone gives."<br /><br />The complaint said Varma has gravely insulted women with his tweet.<br /><br />Ranragini, which has affiliation to Hindu Janajagruti Samiti, filed a complaint with Mapusa police last evening with its local office-bearer Vishakha Mhambare demanding that Varma be booked under Cyber laws and section 292 of IPC.<br /><br />This evening he put out a series of tweets apologising.<br /><br />"Was just expressing my feelings but I apologise to all who were offended due to my unintended insensitive tweets in context of women's day," Varma said.<br /><br />"My apology is only to those who genuinely got offended and not to those who ranted for publicity nd threatened to take law into their hands," he added.<br /><br />Earlier in the day, the director also got into a war of words with NCP MLA Jitendra Awhad on Twitter.<br /><br />Awhad asked Varma to apologise or "face the consequences, we don't mind taking law in hand (sic)."<br /><br />To which, the director replied, "If you don't apologise to threat of taking law into your own hands, will formally register complaint, so let me know. Please note."<br /><br />Meanwhile, Congress too demanded that the Maharashtra government and State Women's Commission file an FIR against the filmmaker for his "sexist" remarks. </p>