Published 09:27 IST, April 23rd 2020

Anupam Kher terms physical attack on Arnab Goswami 'utter cowardice'; peers echo veteran

Anupam Kher termed the attack on Arnab Goswami as 'utter cowardice' and posted a strong message of support, stating that crores of Indians were with him.

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Republic Media Network's Editor-In-Chief Arnab Goswami and his wife and Republic TV Editor Samyabrata Ray Goswami were physically attacked late on Wednesday night as y were on ir way home.  After y were apprehended, attackers confessed to Arnab's Mumbai Police attache that y were from youth Congress and had been sent by party higher-ups to teach him a lesson.   

Celebrities across political fraternity and some from film industry strongly condemned incident. One of table names was Anupam Kher who termed it as ‘utter cowardice’.

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READ: Arnab Goswami's Video Mess After Being Physically Attacked By Congress Goons; Watch

veteran took to Twitter a few hours after incident. Condemning attack, A Wednesday star also sent out a strong mess, and wrote that nation has changed and that such incidents won’t be tolerated anymore.

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Kher had also come out in support of Arnab Goswami over strong responses over his recent report of Palghar mob lynching where Republic had posed questions to Sonia Gandhi. 

READ:Arnab Goswami Attacked By Congress Goons In Mumbai While Driving Back Home With His Wife

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National Award-winning director Madhur Bhandarkar also condemned shocking attack.

Ashoke Pandit expressed concern following attack

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Samyabrata Ray and Arnab Goswami were on ir way back home from Republic's Mumbai studios on Wednesday night when ir car was attacked by two bike-bourne goons, 500 metres from ir residence. Arnab recounted in a video mess that y tried to break glass window, attacked car with ink and overtook his car, before y were caught by his security guards.

A complaint has been filed with police.

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09:27 IST, April 23rd 2020