Published 18:34 IST, June 6th 2020

Tamannaah Bhatia makes a statement with 'All Lives Matter' post, receives mixed reactions

Tamannaah Bhatia made a strong statement with her 'All Lives Matter' post. However, it received mixed reactions, some praising her, and others trolling her

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death of George Floyd led to widespre protests against racial discrimination, on social media and on streets, in a movement named 'Black Lives Matter.' Amid movement gaining global attention and support, term ‘All Lives Matter’ also is being used by many and has become a topic of discussion. term is being viewed as triviliasing ‘Black Lives Matter’ movement, with some celebrities also objecting to term. 

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After Sara Ali Khan deleted a post sharing mess, Tamannaah Bhatia was latest to use term in a post, that was one of most unique ones among those shared by celebrities. actor posted a picture of herself with black paint of a palm on her face, extending right till her neck. In caption, she asked if all lives, be it human or animals, did t matter and that silence was t going to ‘protect you’ 

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  Baahubali star was praised by many for her invative idea. Even actors like Kajal Aggarwal amd Elli AvrRam came out in her support. 

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However, re was criticism for post, t just for using 'All Lives Matter' but for numerous reasons. Many pointed out how re was a call to stop using term and how it was affecting 'Black Lives Matter' movement. Some asked if she h reacted in a similar way over migrants’ issue in India.

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Many dug out Tamannah’s old videos promoting fairness creams, and urged her to stop doing so before making such a post.

Some also felt idea to put a ‘black face’ was ‘ill-vised’ and ors were of opinion that saying ‘All Lives Matter’ after doing so did t make sense.  

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Stand-up comedian iti Mittal was among ors who mocked picture, and some termed it ‘embarasing’ and ‘clueless.’Many urged her to  take post down.

 

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Meanwhile, after Kareena Kapoor Khan, Tiger Shroff and ors lent ir support to ‘Black Lives Matter’, some like Kangana Ranaut and Abhay Deol have urged m to break ir silence on issues concerning India.          

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18:34 IST, June 6th 2020