Published 21:43 IST, October 7th 2019
Aarey Colony: Bollywood celebrities' outrage evident on social media
Aarey Colony forest controversy seems to have united Bollywood. Check out this outrage by the celebrities on social media via their tweets about the issue.
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Aarey Colony issue has been in the news since the first strike happened. According to reports, nearly 400 trees were cut overnight in the area. Section 144 was imposed. Several people who were protesting against the cut down were arrested. Bollywood celebrities also did not hold back to share their thoughts about the Aarey colony issue. Read on for more details about the Bollywood’s outrage.
Bollywood’s outrage over the Aarey Colony issue
Bollywood celebrities in the past have always been vocal about social causes. The film fraternity have been active participants of several charity events and causes. Celebrities did not hold back when it came to the overnight cutting of the trees in the Aarey Colony. Actress Pooja Bhatt and Nimrat Kaur chose to directly attack the cutting down of trees by calling it inhumane. Nimrat Kaur made use of sarcasm to share her dismay regarding the issue. Check out some of their tweets here.
Aarey is not a forest and we are incredible human beings. #Facts2019
— Nimrat Kaur (@NimratOfficial) October 5, 2019
In a fair,ethical,just and humane world it should be the other way around. The state should be protecting the trees from the men with machetes who arrive cloaked in darkness. Alas,this is the world we live in. One without a moral compass & conscience. God help us all! 💔 https://t.co/5jA63cx8Yy
— Pooja Bhatt (@PoojaB1972) October 5, 2019
Actor Sidharth Malhotra tagged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Maharashtra’s Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis regarding the issue in his tweet. He stated that the cutting down of trees in the colony will lead to an ecological imbalance. He further stated that the forest should be protected for the next generation witnessing it. Actress Ileana D’Cruz summed up the entire situation by calling it awful. Check out their tweets here.
Heard the terrible news about the cutting down of trees in #AareyForest started last night! The ecological imbalance this can cause is beyond control & it must stop. I urge the authorities to help #SaveAarey if not for us, for our future generations 🙏@narendramodi @Dev_Fadnavis
— Sidharth Malhotra (@SidMalhotra) October 5, 2019
Such awful news 💔 https://t.co/PnP8Fibm5Q
— Ileana D'Cruz (@Ileana_Official) October 5, 2019
Actors Dia Mirza, Farhan Akhtar and Richa Chadha were unanimously outraged about the trees being cut down in the middle of the night. Richa Chadha’s tweet posed a question regarding obtaining of the signatures for the cutting down of trees. Dia Mirza’s tweet was about safeguarding the forest for its future generations. In her tweet, she stated that the trees are united by love and hence need to be protected. Farhan Akhtar's tweet directly called out the authorities getting away with wrongdoing. Check out their tweets here.
Why were trees cut in the dead of the night ? Who gets rich(er) because of this metro car shed? Everything about this is shady from the get go, including how the first signatures for the tree felling were obtained. https://t.co/cnFgxgFmKK
— TheRichaChadha (@RichaChadha) October 5, 2019
400 trees have been cut in the dead of the night. As citizens sang and joined hands in unity pleading to STOP this massacre. Can’t you see they are UNITED by love!?! Love for nature. Love for our children and our future. #Aarey #ClimateAction #ActNow #ChangeIsComing pic.twitter.com/7XCwSeaqDT
— Dia Mirza (@deespeak) October 5, 2019
Cutting trees at night is a pathetic attempt at trying to get away with something even those doing it know is wrong. #Aarey #GreenIsGold #Mumbai
— Farhan Akhtar (@FarOutAkhtar) October 5, 2019
18:25 IST, October 7th 2019