Complaint Registered Against Swara Bhasker At Kolkata Police Cyber ??Cell For 'Hurting Hindu Sentiments'

Bollywood actor Swara Bhasker has landed herself in yet another soup. According to reports, Bhasker has now been accused of hurting religious sentiments on Twitter over the Taliban issue in Afghanistan.

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A complaint against the 'Veere Di Wedding' actor has been registered in the cyber cell of Kolkata police.

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Who registered the complaint?

Raj Chowdhury, a resident of Park Circus has lodged a written complaint with the Deputy Commissioner (Cyber ??Cell) Kolkata police on Thursday morning.

What is the whole hoopla about?

On August 17, actress Swara Bhaskar tweeted from her verified Twitter handle, comparing the country¡¯s radical Hindutva with Taliban activities in Afghanistan.

Comparing Hindutva with militancy, she took to Twitter and wrote:

We can¡¯t be okay with Hindutva terror & be all shocked & devastated at Taliban terror.. &
We can¡¯t be chill with #Taliban terror; and then be all indignant about #Hindutva terror!
Our humanitarian & ethical values should not be based on identity of the oppressor or oppressed.

¡ª Swara Bhasker (@ReallySwara) August 16, 2021

¡°We cant be okay with hindutva terror & be all shocked & devastated at taliban terror .. & we cant be chill with #taliban terror and then be all indignant about #hindutva terror (sic)! Our humanitarian & ethical values ??should not be based on the identity of the oppressor or oppressed."

Swara's post snowballed into a controversy after it was retweeted by many. While some echoed similar thoughts, there were many others who voiced their protest in the comments.

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The Kolkata police will not be making a comment on the allegations since they are investigating the case.

Swara Bhasker's opinions have often enraged people on social media and as soon as her tweet on Afghanistan went viral, #BoycottSwaraBhasker became a top trend.

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