Shashi Tharoor angry over police action in CJP movement: Amitabh Bachchan’s 14 year old post reshared, political stir intensifies

There has been an uproar in the politics of the country after the police action against the students protesting in the NEET paper leak case. Amidst this entire incident, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has created a new controversy by reposting a 14-year-old tweet of megastar Amitabh Bachchan on social media platform X. After this post was shared without adding any comment, a new debate has erupted between the government, opposition and Bollywood stars.

Know what was written in that old post of Amitabh Bachchan

This tweet reshared by Shashi Tharoor is from December 2012, when protests were taking place in Delhi against the Nirbhaya case. At that time, Amitabh Bachchan, expressing his displeasure over the police action of the then UPA government, had written that it is sad and surprising to see what is happening in Delhi, how peaceful protests are being responded to with tear gas and water cannons. Tharoor has indirectly raised questions on the government’s action by comparing it with today’s environment.

Opposition’s strong performance and Bollywood’s split attitude

This post has come at a time when senior leaders like Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi and Akhilesh Yadav protested outside the Prime Minister’s residence over the lathi charge on students, after which they were also detained. Bollywood is also divided regarding this movement; While stars like Shabana Azmi, Prakash Raj, Huma Qureshi and Swara Bhaskar have come out openly in support of the students, Preity Zinta and Bhumi Pednekar have appealed to maintain peace.