{"id":241898,"date":"2019-12-12T10:52:33","date_gmt":"2019-12-12T05:52:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=241898"},"modified":"2019-12-12T10:52:33","modified_gmt":"2019-12-12T05:52:33","slug":"priyanka-chopra-takes-a-u-turn-says-she-was-never-pro-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/priyanka-chopra-takes-a-u-turn-says-she-was-never-pro-war\/","title":{"rendered":"Priyanka Chopra Takes a U-Turn, Says She Was Never Pro-War"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bollywood&#8217;s Priyanka Chopra is &#8216;<em>revisiting<\/em>&#8216; her pro-war stance, after she was called out for praising the Indian Air Forces&#8217; Balakot airstrikes in Pakistan. She went with the classic &#8216;my statement was taken out of context&#8217; excuse.<\/p>\n<p>Months after the very public backlash she received, Priyanka Chopra is now addressing her statement saying it was &#8216;given a different spin&#8217;. Irked by what happened she says:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I have always been against nuclear war and will remain so,&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0;\">ALSO READ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; font-family: Raleway ,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/is-priyanka-chopra-done-venting-this-new-viral-video-says-nope\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Is Priyanka Chopra Done Venting? This New Viral Video Says Nope<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>In an interview with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/priyanka-chopra-opens-up-about-her-twitter-controversy-and-marrying-nick-jonas-i-never-will-be-pro-war\">The Daily Beast<\/a>, the actress said;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;It was unfortunate what happened, and&#8230; I have never been, never was, and never will be pro-war, and that is in my statement itself. My work for all of these years is a testament to that, and I don&#8217;t feel I need to keep regurgitating it.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Background<\/h3>\n<p>Following a suicide attack in Pulwama, Kashmir on February 14th, India looked to Pakistan as a scapegoat.<\/p>\n<p>Later on February 26th, the Indian Air Force (IAF) illegally entered Pakistani airspace and carried out the &#8216;Balakot airstrikes&#8217;. This lead to a retaliatory response from Pakistan as IAF&#8217;s planes were shot down and an IAF Wing Commander Abhinandan was taken into custody.<\/p>\n<p>Like most of Bollywood, Priyanka Chopra lauded the IAF that pushed Pakistan and India to the brink of war.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jai Hind <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IndianArmedForces?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IndianArmedForces<\/a> \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3 \ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffd<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; PRIYANKA (@priyankachopra) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/priyankachopra\/status\/1100454040364707840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 26, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0;\">ALSO READ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; font-family: Raleway ,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/turkish-actress-esra-bilgic-puts-priyanka-in-her-place-over-patriotism-debate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Turkish Actress Esra Bilgic Puts Priyanka In Her Place Over Patriotism Debate<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>She was criticized for being pro-war and lauding a move that could lead to nuclear war.<\/p>\n<div class=\"b-article__lead\">\n<p>The <strong><em>Baywatch<\/em><\/strong> actress was called &#8216;a bit of a hypocrite&#8217; by Pakistani-American beauty blogger Ayesha Malik at BeautyCon in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s when Priyanka Chopra supported her statement saying;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I&#8217;m patriotic, &#8230;. We&#8217;re all here for love.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"b-article__text\">\n<p>Seems like all that public pressure did do something.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bollywood&#8217;s Priyanka Chopra is &#8216;revisiting&#8216; her pro-war stance, after she was called out for praising the Indian Air Forces&#8217; Balakot airstrikes in Pakistan. She went with the classic &#8216;my statement was taken out of context&#8217; excuse. Months after the very public backlash she received, Priyanka Chopra is now addressing her statement saying it was &#8216;given a different spin&#8217;. 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