Deepika Padukone on JNU violence: ‘Very angry at what is happening but it is worse that no action is being taken’
Hindustan TimesBollywood star Deepika Padukone spoke about violence on the Jawaharlal Nehru University campus in an interview, saying she was “very angry” at the situation. Deepika Padukone is seen at a gathering at JNU in solidarity with the students against Sunday’s violence, in New Delhi, India, on Tuesday, January 07, 2020. This is not the foundation of our country.” While Deepika didn’t speak at the university, she stood with a group of students who were attacked including president of the students’ union Aishe Ghosh; former student leader Kanhaiya Kumar was also present there. Actors Dia Mirza, Shabana Azmi, Richa Chadha, Swara Bhaskar, Sandhya Mridul, Mohd Zeeshan Ayyub, Sushant Singh; filmmakers Hansal Mehta, Anubhav Sinha, Nikhil and Anurag Kashyap, among others, have also supported the students.