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== Controversy == | == Controversy == | ||
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[[Goods and Services Tax (India)|Goods and Service Tax]] applied on [[sanitary napkins]] when items like [[ | [[Goods and Services Tax (India)|Goods and Service Tax]] applied on [[sanitary napkins]] when items like [[bangle]]s and [[sindhoor]] were exempted from the new tax system by the ruling Bhartiya Janata Party has come under criticism from women and men.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/opinion/views/progress-and-support-not-tax/articleshow/59517053.cms|title=Progress and support, not tax|last=N|first=Prathibha|last2=N|first2=akumarPrathibha|website=Bangalore Mirror|language=en|access-date=2020-07-21|last3=Jul 10|first3=akumar / Updated:|last4=2017|last5=Ist|first5=04:00}}</ref> On July 2017, Malavika defended the BJP and said that sanitary pads are not required as Multi-national corporations have been dumping sanitary pads in India since it was rejected by developed countries, Cloth is hygienic in contrast to sanitary pads.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://newsable.asianetnews.com/karnataka/the-politics-behind-gst-sanitary-napkins-versus-periods|title=GST: Politics behind sanitary napkins and PERIODS|website=Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd|language=en|access-date=2020-07-21}}</ref> The defense of Malavika on the decision of her party to enforce GST on sanitary pads provoked a lot of backlash from people.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newskarnataka.com/bangalore/malavikas-defence-over-gst-on-sanitary-pads-irks-netizens|title=Malavika's defence over GST on sanitary pads irks netizens|last=NewsKarnataka|website=NewsKarnataka|language=en|access-date=2020-07-21}}</ref> | ||
== Filmography == | == Filmography == | ||