This is what happens when you speak up. The whataboutery and the trolling. No wonder people are not willing to spea… https://t.co/shoDQAVwWH — Hansal Mehta (@mehtahansal) 1538825030000

Here come the abusive trolls. Obviously hired by some insecure asshole from the industry. To the one that hires suc… https://t.co/3PHf2Ex8d4 — Hansal Mehta (@mehtahansal) 1538825388000

Dear Star, the quality of your trolls say a lot about who you are and to what lengths you will go to protect your f… https://t.co/uLkNfNTOi7 — Hansal Mehta (@mehtahansal) 1538825804000

Why our industry will never be a safe work environment for all irrespective of their place in the hierarchy... https://t.co/7Gjd4Lvv5F — Hansal Mehta (@mehtahansal) 1538832305000

Same goes for Kangana fans who are making it their victory. Stars need to know that everything isn't about them. Th… https://t.co/FhAhZPnXrU — Hansal Mehta (@mehtahansal) 1538827246000

So I took a stand. The result was trolling & deflection by people with vested interests. I am disillusioned with th… https://t.co/5hB1LLqiuZ — Hansal Mehta (@mehtahansal) 1538844572000

I'm done with twitter. A platform that has ambiguous guidelines about hatred, negativity and abuse is no platform f… https://t.co/aljzSP4NKM — Hansal Mehta (@mehtahansal) 1538844727000

Filmmaker Hansal Mehta was among the first voices from the Hindi film industry to condemned ‘Queen’ director Vikas Bahl over the sexual harassment allegations against him. A recent report brought to light an incident last year, when a woman employee at Phantom Films, which had Bahl as one of the partners alongside Anurag Kashyap , Vikramaditya Motwane and Madhu Mantena, had levelled allegations of molestation against Bahl, who she said behaved inappropriately during a trip to Goa.Voicing his disgust with the allegations that came to light against the director, Mehta wrote on Twitter, "Will anybody do anything about this bloody creep or will the industry protect him like it always does?"He further tweeted, “Wish I could do more than just speak out. As a father of two girls, I fear them having to deal with such predators just because nobody took any action against Bahl and his ilk- on the contrary, a major star has acted in his new film. Who is empowered here? The victim or the creep?”In a series of tweets, the filmmaker condemned the people complicit in this shocking story that was reopened once again. However, his decision to take a stand against these unlawful practices within the film industry was met with a wave of criticism by trolls who targeted him on a personal note. Some even dragged the Hrithik Roshan and Kangana Ranaut controversy into this online discussion, to which the director hit back saying, “And guys/trolls - these are very serious allegations of sexual abuse. Do not divert attention or trivialise by making it about Hrithik Roshan or Kangana. Both of them are irrelevant - what matters is a larger movement to investigate, stop and punish sexual abuse.”After trying repeatedly to make his stand clear to trolls, the director threw his hands up and decided to quit the micro-blogging platform altogether. He tweeted, “I'm done with twitter. A platform that has ambiguous guidelines about hatred, negativity and abuse is no platform for debate or discussion - forget social change. Goodbye.”