MUMBAI: Actresses Gauahar Khan and Nia Sharma have condemned a distasteful act that has shocked the entire nation. Yesterday morning, a video featuring two Kashmiri street vendors getting beaten up by goons in Lucknow went viral.
According to media reports, this shocking incident took place at around 5 pm on 5 March in Daliganj in central Lucknow. Local goons beat up these dry fruits sellers, while a passerby came to their rescue.
Irked by this heinous act, Gauahar wrote on Twitter, "Kaun terrorist aur kaun victim ?????? Every beard sporting man is not a terrorist! Hopefully the right minded Hindus will be appalled too by the Misrepresentation of the saffron color !!! Speak up! Stop the hate ! Stop terrorism ! Of all kinds , in the name of ALL faiths ! "[sic]
She further wrote, "The man in the red jacket should be highlighted! He represents the spirit of india ! #just #sane #proactive #brave #indian ! Pls find his identity ! We need more such examples in the country right now , to lead the way back to unity ! I'm still shocked with what's happening! "[sic]
Nia’s tweet read, "Outright Animality... how do you spineless hooligans assaulting unarmed innocent people call yourselves men ...terrorising citizens and getting away with it?"[sic]
Take a look at their tweets here:
Outright Animality...
— NIA SHARMA (@Theniasharma) March 7, 2019
how do you spineless hooligans assaulting unarmed innocent people call yourselves men ...terrorising citizens and getting away with it? https://t.co/dm1mPCehfI
Kaun terrorist aur kaun victim ?????? Every beard sporting man is not a terrorist! Hopefully the right minded Hindus will be appalled too by the Misrepresentation of the saffron color !!! Speak up! Stop the hate ! Stop terrorism ! Of all kinds , in the name of ALL faiths ! https://t.co/pseMZdH7Fn
— Gauahar Khan (@GAUAHAR_KHAN) March 7, 2019
The man in the red jacket should be highlighted! He represents the spirit of india ! #just #sane #proactive #brave #indian ! Pls find his identity ! We need more such examples in the country right now , to lead the way back to unity ! I’m still shocked with what’s happening! https://t.co/vgjIOLP3GH
— Gauahar Khan (@GAUAHAR_KHAN) March 7, 2019
According to latest media reports, an FIR has already been registered by Hasanganj police, and one of the accused has also been arrested in connection with this case.
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