Published 12:21 IST, January 8th 2020

BJP's Shahnawaz Hussain slams Deepika's 'one-sided mentality' over her JNU visit

BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain on Wednesday took a jibe at the actress Deepika Padukone for her visit to JNU and not meeting the ABVP injured students as well

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As Deepika visited JNU on Tuesday to express solidarity with protesting students over violence that had erupted on Sunday night, BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain took a jibe at actress for showing bias, by t meeting ABVP injured students. After Deepika visited JNU on Tuesday, she was spotted standing with students at  Sabarmati T-point.

Later, a public meeting had been called by JNU alumni at this location over Sunday's violence. Padukone met Gosh and she was seen joining her hands to greet JNUSU President. 

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Speaking to ANI, Nawaz asserted that actress should get full kwledge about incident and furr said that questioned her one-sided mentality, "Deepika Padukone is a film actress. She should first get full kwledge as re are two sides to this incident. She should meet ABVP students also, those who got injured."

"Why such differentiation between students? This shows her one sided mentality," Nawaz added.

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Sources claim that it is a part of Film promotions 

However, Sources say this is part of promotions, as a result of imminent release of her film, Chhapaak.  film is based on an acid attack survivor Laxmi Agarwal. A few tweets by various media organisations, with Deepika and JNUSU President Aishe Gosh's pictures, were sourced to PR firm ‘SPICE PR’.

Dressed in a black sweater, Deepika was seen along with a group of students and or protesters as y chanted slogans. Former JNU Student Union President Kanhaiya Kumar was present at that time and seen amid sloganeering, though he claimed later to have t seen her.

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Speaking to news daily, Deepika Padukone said that Chhapaak had been her most challenging film, emotionally. She even spent time with Laxmi Agarwal, whose life movie is based on. However, she added that for a film of this nature, you can never be fully prepared.

Deepika Padukone in a recent interview to a media publication opened up regarding current political scenario in country and said that she's 'glad' that citizens of country are coming toger and standing united in time of need.

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READ: Deepika criticised from both sides, w Aishe Gosh expresses dismay over actor's silence

READ: Manjinder Singh Sirsa slams Deepika for showing solidarity with student protesters

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12:21 IST, January 8th 2020