CAA aftermath: SRK faces online fury for staying mum on alma mater attack
Jamia alumni Roshan Abbas and Aatish Taseer questioned King Khan's silence.
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Shah Rukh Khan was questioned by a few blue-ticked Twitter celebs, and ordinary members of Twitterati alike, for practising the ‘silence is golden’ philosophy. (In pic from left: Aatish Taseer, Shah Rukh Khan, Roshan Abbas)
Even as celebrities continued to question the Citizenship Amendment Act and its aftermath, it was Bollywood’s King Khan who managed to wade himself in the midst of this controversy. Shah Rukh Khan, by virtue of having pursued mass communication at the Jamia Milia Institute in the late ’80s, is considered among star alumnus. And on Tuesday, it was this association that triggered (yet, another) tweet row.
The 54-year-old actor was questioned by a few blue-ticked Twitter celebs, and ordinary members of Twitterati alike, for practising the ‘silence is golden’ philosophy. Among those who asked why King Khan was silent were theatre veteran Roshan Abbas and writer Aatish Taseer. The duo who are alumni themselves, expressed surprise at no tweet from SRK, and asked if he is terrified of the Government.
Abbas, while reiterating that he stands with Jamia students, asked SRK about who had made him so quiet.
Say something @iamsrk you are from Jamia too. Who has made you so quiet? #IStandWithJamiaMilliaStudents
Taseer, on the other hand, seemed both upset and surprised. He claimed that SRK's silence is a 'scandal' and went on to assume that the actor is terrified of the government, which should be terrifying for his fans and followers as well.
It’s a scandal that @iamsrk has not offered one word of support to his Alma Mater. Since we know that you’re not ou… https://t.co/5fdBTwGXO1
The 'Zero' actor, however, has not responded to either yet.
Meanwhile, actor Farhan Akhtar, who recently got into a spat with a Twitter user for a comment on his community, took to the micro-blogging platform to announce that he is now going to take the protest off social media. On Twitter, the actor revealed that he will be at August Kranti Maidan in Mumbai on Thursday to protest against CAA.
Here’s what you need to know about why these protests are important. See you on the 19th at August Kranti Maidan, M… https://t.co/eiYIK9q2sp
On Sunday, three days of peaceful demonstration in New Delhi against CAA turned into a war zone where protestors set a DTC bus and two police vehicles on fire and the Delhi Police retaliated with batons and tear gas.
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Leaving 60 injured, the police then moved to Jamia campus without permission where they allegedly used tear gas in the library and beat up protestors before sealing university gates.
CAA became a part of the Indian Constitution on December 11 after being passed by the Rajya Sabha.
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