Sonam Kapoor records protest over Karnataka hijab row
Sonam Kapoor recorded protest over Karnataka hijab row as she questioned government's dual standard in giving freedom to citizens.
Bollywood actor Sonam Kapoor has recorded a protest over the ongoing hijab row in Karnataka as she questioned the dual standard in giving freedom to choose to the citizens.
She reacted to the hijab row by posting on Instagram, questioning why a hijab cannot be a choice if a turban can.
Her reaction came after the Karnataka government imposed a ban on the hijab in schools and colleges that sparked protests across the state. Sonam Kapoor is among a large number of celebrities who gave their reactions on social media over the hijab row.
The original post read, “With the latest news of the students’ addresses being leaked we really need to ask ourselves if it has something to do with religious oppression or are we singling out a particular religion?”
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Indian poet and scriptwriter Javed Akhtar wrote on Twitter, “I have never been in favour of Hijab or Burqa. I still stand by that but at the same time, I have nothing but deep contempt for these mobs of hooligans who are trying to intimidate a small group of girls and that too unsuccessfully. Is this their idea of “MANLINESS”. What a pity”
I have never been in favour of Hijab or Burqa. I still stand by that but at the same time I have nothing but deep contempt for these mobs of hooligans who are trying to intimidate a small group of girls and that too unsuccessfully. Is this their idea of “MANLINESS” . What a pity
— Javed Akhtar (@Javedakhtarjadu) February 10, 2022
In a recent tweet, he said, “Secular people like me have the right to oppose burqa n hijab (we have always done that) but not those who themselves have saffron shawls on their shoulders. Aren’t they of the same ideology that caused violence against Hindu girls in Manglore for having coffee in a restaurant.”
Secular people like me have the right to oppose burqa n hijab ( we have always done that) but not those who themselves have saffron shawls on their shoulders .Aren’t they of the same ideology that caused violence against Hindu girls in Manglore for having coffee in a restaurant.
— Javed Akhtar (@Javedakhtarjadu) February 10, 2022
Confrontations have been escalated between Muslim students and Hindu pupils after six Muslim female students had been stopped from attending classes at Mahatma Gandhi Memorial College in the coastal city of Udupi on December 28, 2021.
The grave fact of an alarming division in India got highlighted at full throttle after a Karnataka college student namely Muskan had chanted ‘AllahHuAkbar’ in front of an outrageous crowd of Hindu extremists in a viral video.
