Swara Bhasker, Taapsee Pannu, Shabana Azmi And Several Other 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???”

Urgent appeal!!!! To all Delhiites PLS gather in large numbers outside the Main Gate of JNU campus on Baba Gangnath Marg.. to pressure the govt. & #DelhiPolice to stop the rampage by alleged ABVP masked goons on JNU campus. PLS PLS share to everyone in Delhi!🙏🏿🙏🏿 9pm on 5th. Jan pic.twitter.com/IXgvvazoSn

— Swara Bhasker (@ReallySwara) January 5, 2020

Retweeting Swara’s Tweet Shabana Azmi wrote, “This is beyond shocking ! Condemnation is not enough. Immediate action needs to be taken against the perpetrators.”

This is beyond shocking ! Condemnation is not enough. Immediate action needs to be taken against the perpetrators . https://t.co/P5Arv9aNhj

— Azmi Shabana (@AzmiShabana) January 5, 2020

Sonam Kapoor wrote, “Shocking disgusting and cowardly. Have the balls to at least show your face when you want to attack innocents.”

Shocking disgusting and cowardly. Have the balls to at least show your face when you want to attack innocents. https://t.co/laFmsF8DTK

— Sonam K Ahuja (@sonamakapoor) January 5, 2020

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.”

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 https://t.co/Qt2q7HRhLG

— taapsee pannu (@taapsee) January 5, 2020

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.”

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. pic.twitter.com/wMEZr64cNo

— TheRichaChadha (@RichaChadha) January 5, 2020

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.”

अब बारी भाजपा की है निंदा करने की । वो बोलेंगे कि ये जिन्होंने किया ग़लत था , लेकिन सच यह है की जो हुआ भाजपा और ABVP ने किया और @narendramodi और @AmitShah की निगरानी और छत्र्छाया में किया । @DelhiPolice के साथ मिल के किया । यही एकमात्र सच है ।

— Anurag Kashyap (@anuragkashyap72) January 5, 2020

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”

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

— Riteish Deshmukh (@Riteishd) January 5, 2020