Priyanka Chopra speaks out against police brutality on Muslim students

On Dec 19, 2019 Last updated Oct 4, 2021

Bollywood star Priyanka Chopra spoke out about the police crackdown against the students of Jamia Millia Islamia and Aligarh Muslim University, saying in a thriving democracy, violence against peaceful protesters is “wrong”.

The 37-year-old actor is the latest celebrity to react to the violence against the students for protesting against the amended Citizenship Act on Sunday evening.

The police entered the Jamia Millia campus after the protest against the citizenship law by the students turned violent.

“Education for every child is our dream. Education is what empowered them to think independently. We have raised them to have a voice,” Priyanka Chopra Jonas said.

“In a thriving democracy, to raise one’s voice peacefully and be met with violence is wrong. Every voice counts. And each voice will work towards changing India. #Havevoicewillraise #Havevoicemustraise” she said in a statement posted on Twitter.

Many from the film fraternity including actors Farhan Akhtar, Hrithik Roshan, Mohammad Zeeshan Ayyub, Parineeti Chopra, Siddharth Malhotra, veteran screenwriter Javed Akhtar, filmmakers Vishal Bhardwaj and Anurag Kashyap, and Hollywood actor John Cusack have expressed solidarity with the youth over the police crackdown inside the varsity campuses.