'Our Voices Have Been Silenced', Zaira Wasim Pens A Heartfelt Note On The Plight Of Kashmiris

Zaira Wasim, who was last seen in The Sky Is Pink, which was also her last movie before she quit Bollywood to "follow faith" took to social media recently to pen down a note and highlight the plight of Kashmiris.

The former actress who hails from Kashmir wrote how "Kashmiris continue to exist and suffer".

¡°Kashmir continues to suffer and see-saw between hope and frustration? There¡¯s a false and uneasy semblance of calmness in place of escalating despair and sorrow (sic)," she wrote.

She raised a lot of questions for which she was seeking answers.

¡°Why do we have to live in world where our lives and wills are controlled, dictated and bent? Why is it so easy to have our voices silenced? Why is it so easy to curtail our freedom of expression? Why aren¡¯t we ever allowed to voice our opinions, let alone our disprovals to decisions that are made contrary to our wishes? Why is it that instead of trying to see the cause of our view, our view is just condemned ruthfully? What is so easy to curb our voices so severely? Why can we not live simple lives without always having to wrestle and remind the world of our existence. Why is that life of a Kashmiri is just about experiencing a lifetime of crisis, blockade and disturbance so abundantly that it has taken away the recognition of normalcy and harmony from the hearts and minds?¡±

Mobile and internet services were resumed in Kashmir on Jan 25. They were suspended after the abrogation of Article 370 of the constitution.

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She also expressed her worry and warned everyone to not believe the picture of Kashmir that media is painting currently.

¡°Do not believe the unfair representation of the facts and details or the rosy hue that the media has cast on the reality of the situation. Ask questions, re-examine the biased assumptions. Ask questions. For our voices have been silenced- and for how long....none of us really know!¡±

Here's her post.

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Kashmir continues to suffer and see- saw between hope and frustration? There¡¯s a false and uneasy semblance of calmness in place of escalating despair and sorrow? Kashmiris continue to exist and suffer in a world where it is so easy to place restrictions on our liberty. Why do we have to live in world where our lives and wills are controlled, dictated and bent? Why is it so easy to have our voices silenced? Why is it so easy to curtail our freedom of expression? Why aren¡¯t we ever allowed to voice our opinions, let alone our disprovals to decisions that are made contrary to our wishes? Why is it that instead of trying to see the cause of our view, our view is just condemned ruthfully? What is so easy to curb our voices so severely? Why can we not live simple lives without always having to wrestle and remind the world of our existence. Why is that life of a Kashmiri is just about experiencing a lifetime of crisis, blockade and disturbance so abundantly that it has taken away the recognition of normalcy and harmony from the hearts and minds? Hundreds of questions like these-unanswered; leaving us bewildered and frustrated, but our frustrations find no outlet. The authority doesn¡¯t make the slightest effort to put a stop to our doubts and speculations but Stubbornly tend to go their own way to confine our existence mired in a confused, conflicted and a paralysed world. But I ask the world, what has altered your acceptance of the misery and oppression we¡¯re being subjected to? Do not believe the unfair representation of the facts and details or the rosy hue that the media has cast on the reality of the situation. Ask questions, re-examine the biased assumptions. Ask questions. For our voices have been silenced- and for how long....none of us really know!

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Zaira Wasim had announced her decision to quit her acting career in July 2019. She faced severe backlash after she said that she made the decision because it interfered with her faith and religion.