Petition urging MPs to scrap levy on sanitary towels spirals into viral Twitter campaign as Bollywood stars throw their weight behind calls for change In India,it is a subject usually spoken approximately in whispers or behind closed doors. But after a social media campaign by a local politician, Bollywood stars, and comedians and writers have joined thousands of people in tweeting videos of themselves urging finance minister Arun Jaitley to scrap sales taxes on sanitary towels. Related: Banished for menstruating: the Indian women loney while they bleed | Gagandeep Kaur Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com