A complaint against the ‘Veere Di Wedding’ actor Swara Bhasker has been registered in the cyber cell of Kolkata police.
Swara Bhasker has landed herself in yet another soup. According to reports, Bhasker has now been accused of hurting religious sentiments on Twitter over the Taliban issue in Afghanistan.
Who registered the complaint?
Raj Chowdhury, a resident of Park Circus has lodged a written complaint with the Deputy Commissioner (Cyber Cell) Kolkata police on Thursday morning.
What is the whole hoopla about?
On August 17, actress Swara Bhaskar tweeted from her verified Twitter handle, comparing the country’s radical Hindutva with Taliban activities in Afghanistan. “We cant be okay with hindutva terror & be all shocked & devastated at taliban terror .. & we cant be chill with #taliban terror and then be all indignant about #hindutva terror (sic)! Our humanitarian & ethical values should not be based on the identity of the oppressor or oppressed.” Swara wrote.
Swara’s post snowballed into a controversy after it was retweeted by many. While some echoed similar thoughts, there were many others who voiced their protest in the comments.
Swara Bhasker’s opinions have often enraged people on social media and as soon as her tweet on Afghanistan went viral, #BoycottSwaraBhasker became a top trend.
