Has Bollywood’s Javed Jaffery has been chased off social media by Hindutva trolls? Following his impassioned speech against Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 (CAA 2019), that’s what fans are assuming.
The actor spoke out against Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 and voiced support for Indian Muslims. The speech has gone viral, with people admiring his courage to speak against Modi in today’s communally-charged India.
Of course, he had to face the consequences of his courage as Modi Bhakhts swarmed the actor and attacked him online. So much that Jaffery has decided he’s taking a break from social media.
Can’t handle this trolling and hate.. going off social media till the situation improves.. hopefully..Inshallaah..#indiafirst #jaihind
— Jaaved Jaaferi (@jaavedjaaferi) December 22, 2019
Now let’s not forget the Boogie Woogie founder is a comedian. There’s a chance he might be sarcastic here and just trying to make light of the situation.
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Besides all the trolling, the Dhamaal actor was lauded for his speech against CAA 2019.
https://twitter.com/Fawadcute1/status/1208819104632778753
Totally impressed with his speech.. Hatsoff #JavedJaffrey saaab… GooseBumps 💥💥💥 #SayNoToCAA #WeHateBJP |#SayNoToRacism #SayNoToNRC pic.twitter.com/g8W7OtEn8Z
— Chaitu #MI 💙 (@chaitufeels) December 22, 2019
Truth has been spoken #rahatindori #JavedJaffrey @rahatindori @jaavedjaaferi https://t.co/NwgeQxy5Ov
— Rahul Choudhary (@RahulCh41383611) December 23, 2019
The good must have outweighed the bad, given Javed Jaffery’s decision to quit social media for a while. Based on the fact that Javed Jaffery is a comedian, it looks like he might actually be trolling his trolls.
Satirically yours ! 😄 pic.twitter.com/5hmdJhcgeZ
— Jaaved Jaaferi (@jaavedjaaferi) December 21, 2019
Anti-CAA 2019 Protests in Mumbai
Unlike the police brutality towards protestors in Delhi, the anti-CAA 2019 protests in Mumbai were peaceful. Many from B-town showed up at Kranti Maidan, the protest venue in Mumbai.
Besides Javed Jafferi, Bollywood celebrities like Farhan Akhtar, Anurag Kashyap, Swara Bhasker, Sushant Singh Rajput, Huma Qureshi, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, Javed Jaffrey, and Aditi Rao Hydari also attended the protests.
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‘Sacred Games‘ director, Anurag Kayshap called out the Government to be clear about their intentions. He said that the protests took place peacefully in his state because the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) isn’t in power there.
Sawara Bhasker reminded the Government that it’s the citizens who elected them, and the Government must take action on public demands. She called for action on public demands rather than inflicting curfews and using violence.
via Economic Times
