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Twitter divided over Deepika Padukone's visit to JNU to express solidarity with students

By Lokmat English Desk | Updated: January 8, 2020 12:15 IST

Actress Deepika Padukone's on Tuesday visited the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) to express solidarity with students who were attacked ...

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Actress Deepika Padukone's on Tuesday visited the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) to express solidarity with students who were attacked by a masked individuals, created a stir, leaving Twitter divided. 

The actress's visit came at a time when most of Bollywood's A-listers have chosen to stay silent on the rising anger and protests across the country, opposing the CAA, NRC and acts of violence on university campuses. 

The 34-year-old star, who was in the National Capital for promotions of her upcoming film 'Chhapaak' - that tells the tale of an acid attack survivor, attended the meeting and stood as former JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar gave a speech.

Deepika showing up at JNU created a lot of stir online. You can read the tweets here; 

Tags: Deepika PadukoneJNUindiaAnurag KashyapKonkona Sen SharmaVishal DadlaniVivek AgnihotriPayal Rohatgi
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