'Such brutality is unacceptable': Kareena, Alia, other stars react to TN custodial deaths

Celebrities of film industry reacted strongly to custodial deaths in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi (Tuticorin), as outr piled on social media. After stars of South film industries like Kamal Haasan, and Priyanka Chopra Jonas condemned incident, more stars spoke out on social media. Kareena Kapoor Khan, Alia Bhatt, Shraddha Kapoor, Kiara Advani, Janhvi Kapoor, Bhumi Pednekar, Nushrat Bharucha, Kajal Aggarwal, Rakul Preet Singh, Amala Paul, Shruti Haasan, Genelia Deshmukh, Dia Mirza and Konkona Sensharma expresed ir anger on social media.

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stars described incident with words like 'disturbing', 'inhuman', 'Grotesque' and 'gruesome' to share that y ‘shocked’, ‘appalled’ and ‘disgusted.’  celebrities also demanded justice and hoped that police personnel are t just suspended, but given severe punishment. 

Many of m reacted to RJ Suchitra’s video, which has been going viral, as she gave out horrific details, manner in which duo were brutalised. Most of m used hashtag #JusticeforJayarajandFenix on basis of this video

Some of stars also shared a te on what citizens could do for ‘justice’, a post that listed points like writing a letter to Tamil Nadu CM Edappadi Palaniswami and or table personalities. 

Here are reactions

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deaths of P Jayaraj (59) and his son Bennix (also being spelt as Fenix and Bennicks) (31) has sparked an outr in Thoothukudi (Tuticorin). duo were detained following an argument on keeping ir mobile phone shop open during lockdown on June 23. 

At Sathankulam police station, duo was mercilessly beaten by two police sub-inspectors and even allegedly sexually assaulted, before succumbing to ir injuries at hospital.

DMK president and opposition leader MK Stalin urged CM to take action. Apart from outr on social media, President of Tamil Nadu Traders Association also urged all shopkeepers to shut stores for a day to express ir protest.

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