The unfortunate incident of violence in Ramjas College of Delhi University has left the country in shock. The nationalist student organisation ABVP has been blamed for the clashes and the police are investigating the matter.
Meanwhile, the students of the university have been posting their photos holding a placard that reads ‘I am not afraid of ABVP’ that are going viral. Amidst all this political drama in one of India’s most reputed academic institute, Kargil martyr's daughter and DU student Gurmehar Kaur also posted a picture on her Facebook page holding the similar placard that landed her into controversy.
After taking a peaceful stand against ABVP, who alleged incited the violence, Gurmehar claimed that she received ‘rape threats’ and now celebrities have also jumped into the controversy with Virender Sehwag trying to troll the college student with a tweet and then actor Randeep Hooda tweeting an applaud to appreciate Sehwag.
Bat me hai Dum !#BharatJaisiJagahNahi pic.twitter.com/BNaO1LBHLH
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) February 26, 2017
👏👏👏👏👏👏 @virendersehwag 😂😂😂😂 https://t.co/IcxuewcPMP
— Randeep Hooda (@RandeepHooda) February 26, 2017
How's DU violence connected 2 @mehartweets appeal to get rid of hate? How's @virendersehwag witty FOE connected 2 supporting violence?
— Randeep Hooda (@RandeepHooda) February 26, 2017
Meanwhile, Barkha Dutt has tweeted extending her support to Gurmehar and appreciating her stand on the whole issue.
Right here my friend. You exercised yours. I did mine !! And that's how it should be. Argue minus mocking, threats, smear & abuse. https://t.co/1nizQLGfCu
— barkha dutt (@BDUTT) February 26, 2017
So when a girl speaks she is being "used"? How patronising (&sexist)to assume @mehartweets doesn't have a mind of her own. But that you do? https://t.co/1NggrZOhz4
— barkha dutt (@BDUTT) February 26, 2017