Govinda deactivates twitter after being trolled; shares post on Gurugram violence
Govinda deactivates twitter after being trolled; shares post on Gurugram violence
Amid inauguration of a school in Moradanad, Govinda
Govinda deactivated his social media account after he was trolled for post on the recent Gurugram violence.
The popular actor had shared a post on Twitter (now X) particularly on Muslim shops being vandalisef and looted in the city and sparked instant debate in the comment section.
He immediately deleted the post as furious netizens lashed out and the actor eventually quit the microblogging platform for a moment.
His post read “What have we come down to? Shame on the people who call themselves Hindus and do such things. Aman aur shanti banaye, hum democracy hai, autocracy nahi!” in response to a video clip.
The video in question showed a violent mob looting coolers and other items from shops after setting them ablaze.
As reports he had also ‘liked’ another post that linked the ruling BJP to the ‘burning’ situations in Manipur, Kashmir and Haryana.
While the actor is not active in politics at present he has previously served as a Congress MP from 2004 to 2009. He had been elected from Maharashtra’s Mumbai North constituency after defeating BJP leader Ram Naik.
The former lawmaker however faced heavy criticism for his frequent absenses from Parliament and for simultaneously continuing with his film career.
In January 2008 the actor had opted to leave politics, later expressing regret on the career transformation.
News input KV Raman
