Akshay Kumar, Richa Chadha And More Celebs Condemn Disturbing Violence Against Women In Manipur

Trigger Warning - Reference to a disturbing incident.

India saw a doomed day yesterday when a horrific video of a mob parading two women and gangraping her in Manipur surfaced online. The incident has shaken the country to the core and nationwide sparked an outrage. As we speak, several leaders are echoing the demand for punishment against the culprits.

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Several Bollywood celebrities have also taken to social media and strongly condemned the act.

For the unversed, the state of Manipur is under the ire of an ethnic clash between two communities, Meiteis and Kukis since the beginning of May. Now after this disturbing video emerged online, Akshay took to Twitter and wrote, ¡°Shaken, disgusted to see the video of violence against women in Manipur.¡±

Shaken, disgusted to see the video of violence against women in Manipur. I hope the culprits get such a harsh punishment that no one ever thinks of doing a horrifying thing like this again.

¡ª Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) July 20, 2023

¡°I hope the culprits get such a harsh punishment that no one ever thinks of doing a horrifying thing like this again.¡± Actress Richa Chadha quote Tweeted a post in reference to the video and wrote, ¡°Shameful! Horrific! Lawless!¡±

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Urmila Matondkar echoed similar sentiments and tweeted, ¡°Shocked, shaken, horrified at Manipur video and the fact that it happened in May with no action on it. Shame on those sitting on their high horses drunk with power, jokers in media boot-licking them, celebrities who are silent. When did we reach here dear Bharatiyas/Indians?¡±

Shameful! Horrific! Lawless! ? https://t.co/w6dTmJ1JfD

¡ª RichaChadha (@RichaChadha) July 19, 2023

Veteran actress Renuka Shahane called out the government's failure to control the violence in Manipur.

She expressed, ¡°Is there no one to stop the atrocities in Manipur? If you are not shaken to the core by that disturbing video of two women, is it even right to call oneself human, let alone Bharatiya or Indian!¡±

Is there no one to stop the atrocities in Manipur? If you are not shaken to the core by that disturbing video of two women, is it even right to call oneself human, let alone Bharatiya or Indian!

¡ª Renuka Shahane (@renukash) July 19, 2023

Comedian Vir Das on the other hand tweeted, ¡°Asking for a friend. How many conclaves and summits do the people of Manipur need to sponsor before the mainstream media will cover them on prime time?¡±

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Former actress and politician, Smriti Irani whose own party is ruling Manipur took to Twitter and wrote, ¡°The horrific video of sexual assault of 2 women emanating from Manipur is condemnable and downright inhuman. Spoke to CM @NBirenSingh ji who has informed me that investigation is currently underway & assured that no effort will be spared to bring perpetrators to justice.¡±

The horrific video of sexual assault of 2 women emanating from Manipur is condemnable and downright inhuman. Spoke to CM @NBirenSingh ji who has informed me that investigation is currently underway & assured that no effort will be spared to bring perpetrators to justice.

¡ª Smriti Z Irani (@smritiirani) July 19, 2023

It is reported that a police complaint over this incident was filed last month. A case of gang rape, abduction and murder was registered against some unknown forces. Meanwhile, Manipur continues to suffer an internet shutdown ever since the clash broke out over ¡°law and order¡± issues in Manipur.

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