Tapsee Pannu To Shabana Azmi : B-Town Celebs Condemn JNU Attack
NEW DELHI: In a horrific incident on Sunday evening, a group of masked goons entered the campus of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in New Delhi and attacked students here. The attackers who were armed with sticks, iron rods and sledgehammers, attacked students, teachers and damaged properties on the campus. At least 18 people including JNU Students' Union president Aishe Ghosh were injured badly in this incident.
The attack has been widely condemned by Bollywood celebrities. Many of them including Ritesh Deshmukh, Tapsee Pannu, Shabana Azmi took to their social media accounts to express their anger over the episode.
Actress Swara Bhaskar, who is an alumni of the university, tweeted about the incident. The actress, whose mother is a JNU professor and lives on the campus, posted a video, making an appeal to help students and within seconds, the video went viral. Take look at her tweet and video here.
Bollywood actress Shabana Azmi also shared Swara Bhaskar's video on twitter and wrote, "This is beyond shocking ! Condemnation is not enough. Immediate action needs to be taken against the perpetrators."
Take a look.
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
Here are few tweets of Bollywood celebs who condemned the attack.
Take a look at them.
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
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
I'm sorry, students of #JNU and of India. You're bearing the brunt of a fascist dictatorship & we, the people, YOUR people, your Nation, are failing you. :(
— VISHAL DADLANI (@VishalDadlani) January 5, 2020
How long will this be allowed to continue? How long will you turn a blind eye? How long will the defenceless be attacked in the name of politics or religion? Enough is enough. @DelhiPolice
— Dia Mirza (@deespeak) January 5, 2020
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
When is this madness going to end... what’s the price one can put on an innocent life. Frightening to see images of students and faculty members being attacked and hurt. This level of violence is unacceptable... #JNU
— Neha Dhupia (@NehaDhupia) January 5, 2020
Hai Dastoor ki subah hone se pehle
— Vishal Bhardwaj (@VishalBhardwaj) January 5, 2020
Raaton ka gehra ho jaana laazim hai
Zulm badhaao abhee tumhare zulmon ka
Had se baahar bhee ho jaana laazim hai
It’s shameful and enraging to see what’s happening in #JNUViolence
I was very upset and angry. Violence has no place in this world we live in and especially with and students.. and those that attack women need to be dealt with savagely. https://t.co/P04Ym4MX3r
— Ranganathan Madhavan (@ActorMadhavan) January 6, 2020
According to police, four outsiders were nabbed at the JNU's North Gate while they were trying to run away from the campus. One of them was a woman, who was recognised by the shirt she was wearing at the time of the incident.They were taken to Vasant Kunj police station for interrogation.
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