Oops! Ram Gopal Varma comes under fire for his 'cheap' tweet

Oops! Ram Gopal Varma comes under fire for his 'cheap' tweet on Women's Day

Ram Gopal Varma and Sunny Leone

'Sarkar 3' director Ram Gopal Varma has courted controversy yet again! And, this time, it is for his 'distasteful' tweet on International Women's Day.

On Women's Day, Ram Gopal Varma tweeted, "I wish all the women in the world give men as much happiness as Sunny Leone gives."

RGV's tweet sparked outrage on social media. Here are some Twitter reactions:

Sunny Leone, however, seems to have taken the comment in jest. Here's what she replied to RGV:

Noticing the outrage on social media, Ram Gopal Varma took to Twitter to clarify his stand. He later on tweeted:

Now, a Goa-based female activist has approached the police with a complaint against filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma, over "an offensive tweet, thereby outraging a woman's modesty."

In a written complain to Goa police, Vishakha Mhambrey has alleged Varma's comment to be anti-women, and one that was made "with malicious intent, and to gain cheap popularity. He has insulted women's prestige in the society, which is a cognisable offence."

In her complaint Vishakha further added that the said tweet amounts to an offence under the Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act. Since the comment was shared on Twitter, a public platform, she argued, there was a case to be made against the director by the cyber crimes' cell as well. She has also asked for Varma's twitter account to be permanently blocked.

Rajan Prabhudessai, senior inspector, Mapusa police station, told mid-day, "We have received a complaint against Ram Gopal Varma over his tweet. At this stage we have not registered an FIR against him. But we are working on the said complaint, and we will act according to its merit."

RGV has threatened to file a counter FIR in the case. Here's what he tweeted:

This is not the first time RGV has courted controversy for his statements. Here are a few instances when he made headlines for the wrong reasons:

Ram Gopal Varma calls Tiger Shroff a 'bikini babe', says 'only gays pose like this'

Ram Gopal Varma calls Rajinikanth a 'bad looker', faces wrath of 'Thalaiva' fans

After Shobhaa De, Ram Gopal Varma mocks India's performance at Rio Olympics!

Twitter user accuses Ram Gopal Varma of copying poster from playstation ad

Ram Gopal Varma's sexist, racist rant on Obamas, Melania Trump will shock you!

RGV at it again! Twitterati try to help 'sexist' Ram Gopal Varma 'grow up'

(With inputs from Suraj Ojha)