JNUSU condemns hatred against Deepika Padukone after her JNU visit

After Bollywood film actor Deepika Padukone paid a visit to JNU Student Union (JNUSU) protests, JNUSU took to Twitter to condemn faction that has been speaking against Bollywood actor, calling her visit a cheap publicity stunt for her upcoming movie and pledging to boycott her movie.

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JNUSU president's dismay over Deepika's silence 

However, after Bollywood film actor's short visit of a mere seven minutes, JNUSU president Aishe Ghosh expressed her dismay over actor's silence and her short visit. Gosh was unmoved and targeted actor for t speaking at meet. She said that actor left without addressing meet.  

 netizens also broke into two factions with some praising film actor for taking a stand against JNU violence and supporting led-led JNUSU, while or faction criticized her and called her JNUSU protest visit a publicity gimmick for her upcoming movie 'Chhapaak'. Trends such as #BoycottChhapaak and #ISupportDeepika started trending on Twitter soon after Deepika's visit. 

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Bollywood actor visited campus two days after shocking violence was unleashed on students reby armed goons, following which an almighty political blame-game has broken out over attackers' identities. Her presence has been mired in controversy owing to release of her upcoming film Chhapaak, with sources claiming that promotions for film had something to do with her sudden visit to JNU. 

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At JNU, Deepika was seen with a crowd of sloganeers that included former JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar and Umar Khalid who are accused in 2016 JNU Sedition case charge sheet regarding raising of anti-national slogans such as 'Bharat Tere Tukde Honge' to protest hanging of 2001 Parliament attack mastermind, Afzal Guru. Kanhaiya Kumar somewhat surprisingly said later that he didn't see Deepika on campus. 

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