An upcoming election, Modi govt's urge to manage every event using central enforcement agencies and the media, and India’s ambient radiation of politics, misogyny and patriarchy have all played a role in fostering a public conversation seeped in toxicity https://www.huffingtonpost.in/entry/rhea-chakraborty-sushant-singh-rajput_in_5f4401cdc5b6c00d03b27067

Trolls unleashed, anchors have pounced upon stray pieces of unverified evidence attributed to anonymous sources to villainise Chakraborty, a woman still coming to terms with the death of a man who, by several accounts, she loved, looked after, and was planning a future with.

By several accounts, SSR's fear was rooted in the fact that his bipolar would be discovered, making it difficult for him to seek help. By minimising the role it played, many've done exactly what he feared. Instead of acknowledging the illness, imaginary villains have been created