At a time when the entire nation demands severe punishment for the accused in the 25-year-old woman veterinarian gangrape and murder case, Bollywood stars also have opened up voicing their protest against the brutal crime. Demanding capital punishment for the rapists, Rishi Kapoor tweeted, "I support Capital punishment for rapists! This has to stop!" The veteran actor also shared a post which reads, "Humans are alive but what about humanity!! One more incident, one more innocent, what was her fault? Constitution gave everyone same and equal right so why such discrimination? It shook everyone.
I support Capital punishment for rapists! This has to stop! pic.twitter.com/T7UiCiGnk6
— Rishi Kapoor (@chintskap) November 30, 2019
Reacting to Rishi Kapoor's tweet, actor-filmmaker Farhan Akhtar tweeted, "The 4 convicted rapists/killers of Jyoti Singh were given capital punishment. It has now been 7 years. They are still alive. That's how grindingly slow the wheels of justice on a (fast-tracked!!) case that shook this country to its core have turned. It's pathetic. @chintskap".
The 4 convicted rapists/killers of Jyoti Singh were given capital punishment. It has now been 7 years. They are still alive. That’s how grindingly slow the wheels of justice on a (fast-tracked!!) case that shook this country to its core have turned. It’s pathetic. @chintskap https://t.co/L3dK6gnSCC
— Farhan Akhtar (@FarOutAkhtar) December 1, 2019
Richa Chadha has also tweeted on the same. Reacting to a journalist's tweet, the actress wrote: "Could've saved a life!" adding the hashtag.
Could’ve saved a life ! #RIPPriyankReddy https://t.co/q8sFrbvBg0
— TheRichaChadha (@RichaChadha) December 1, 2019
Telugu superstar Mahesh Babu too has reacted to the heinous gang-rape and murder of a 27-year-old veterinarian on the outskirts of Hyderabad on November 27. The actor took to Twitter to appeal to the government demanding capital punishment for the accused in such brutal crimes.
My heartfelt condolences to the families of the girls. Your pain is irreversible! Let's come together to give justice to all the women and young girls of our country... Let's make India safe!!#JusticeforPriyankaReddy #StopRapes #SaveHer
— Mahesh Babu (@urstrulyMahesh) December 1, 2019
Meanwhile, singer Sona Mohapatra and filmmaker Alankrita Shrivastava have focussed the root cause of the problem, the patriarchal mindset which has been dominating the Indian society since ages. Alankrita is of the opinion that "in our country misogyny is accepted, violence against women is normalised and patriarchy encourages crimes against women". Sona feels that the society is unnecessarily preachy towards women and most of the times a girl is held responsible for a crime committed against her.
We are a country where misogyny is accepted and in fact nurtured. And violence against women is normalized. Be it inside the home or outside. We are all responsibe, our silence and complacency makes us complicit. #NoCountryForWomen
— Alankrita Shrivastava (@alankrita601) November 30, 2019
& now #PriyankaReddy .In all this, we have an idiot, Dick-pic sharing Utsav types gathering compassion from all. The women are esp quick to ‘self-reflect’ & write empath editorials. Like seriously? So quick to keep aside millions of lives holding the shorter end of the stick?
— ShutUpSona (@sonamohapatra) November 29, 2019
The brutal gang-rape and murder of the Hyderabad-based veterinarian has once again pointed fingers at the issue of women's safety in India. The incident has left the entire nation in a state of shock. As a result, social media is abuzz with protests with netizens demanding stricter laws and capital punishment for such heinous crimes.
(Source: IANS)
