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Bollywood Celebrities React To JNU Violence
Bollywood Celebrities including Sonam Kapoor, Taapsee Pannu, Richa Chadha, Shabana Azmi, Swara Bhasker, Pooja Bhatt, Anurag Kashyap, Riteish Deshmukh and several others took to Twitter to condemn JNU attack.
As per reports yesterday around 7 pm, 50 to 60 masked goons entered the campus of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in Delhi and thrashed students and professors on Sunday night, who were peacefully protesting against a fee hike.
Reportedly the attackers, armed with sticks and sledgehammer has also damaged university property. Approximately around 30 students and several faculty members have sustained injuries during the attack and have been hospitalised. JNU Students' Union President Aishe Ghosh, who has suffered severe head injuries, was admitted to the AIIMS Trauma Centre. Suchitra Sen, who is a faculty of JNU's Centre for the Study of Regional Development, was also admitted to AIIMS with head injuries.
Here are reactions of few Bollywood celebrities who took to Twitter to condemn the attack that took place and voiced against the violence in the capital.
Swara Bhaskar, who is a JNU alumnus, was among the first few to tweet about the same, She wrote,
"JNUSU president Aishe Ghosh attacked by alleged ABVP Goons.. This attack is ONGOING @DelhiPolice Vasant Kunj thana is less than 1km away!!!!!!!! Why are you letting this happen???"
Retweeting Swara's Tweet Shabana Azmi wrote, "This is beyond shocking ! Condemnation is not enough. Immediate action needs to be taken against the perpetrators."
Sonam Kapoor wrote, "Shocking disgusting and cowardly. Have the balls to at least show your face when you want to attack innocents."
Taapsee Pannu wrote, "Such is the condition inside what we consider to be a place where our future is shaped. It's getting scarred for ever. Irreversible damage. What kind of shaping up is happening here, it's there for us to see.... saddening."
Richa Chadha wrote, "Delhi Police, please note. Read up on Chauri Chaura, 1922. There's no Mahatma alive today to call off a movement if it becomes violent. You are being used as dispensable pawns. The people will remain, you can't possibly outnumber people."
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Poona Bhatt wrote, "To members of my supposed 'fraternity'who were meant to opine & dine with the ruling party this evening-trust you implored them to curtail the violence unfolding across the nation.Or at the very least,as part of the 'scrumptious' meal on offer,help yourselves to some humble pie."
Anurag Kashyap Twitted, "It is now time to condemn the BJP. They will say that whoever did this was wrong, but the truth is that whatever happened was done by BJP and ABVP and was carried out under the supervision and at the behest of @narendramodi and @AmitShah. They did this with the help @DelhiPolice. This is the only truth."
Riteish Deshmukh's Tweet reads, "Why do you need to cover your face? Because you know you are doing something wrong, illegal & punishable. There is no honour in this-Its horrific to see the visuals of students & teachers brutally attacked by masked goons inside JNU-Such violence cannot & should not be tolerated"
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