TN women face misogynist timelines as poll season triggers online abuse

TIRUCHY: “It stopped being about what I said. It became about me,” said a Chennai-based journalist, describing the flood of personal and gendered comments that followed a recent political post.

As election campaigning intensifies in Tamil Nadu, women – including journalists, activists and political voices – say online abuse is not new, but becomes more intense, frequent and personal during poll season. Several women told TNIE that expressing political views often draws responses that go beyond disagreement.