Amitabh Bachchan’s feedback at KIFF inauguration oblique submission of misrule in Bengal: BJP
By Express News Service
Hindi actor Amitabh Bachchan’s remarks on questions being raised on “civil liberties” and “freedom of expression” during the inauguration function of the 28th Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) on Thursday, is being described as “clandestine admission of the misrule and trampling of democratic rights in West Bengal”, by the BJP.
Complimenting the actor for displaying braveness and expressing his opinions on the difficulty whereas sharing the stage with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, the BJP leaders got here in assist of the actor. “Even now, I am sure my colleagues on stage would agree that questions are being raised on civil liberties and freedom of expression,” Bachchan had mentioned.
BL Santhosh, BJP’s nationwide normal secretary, tweeted, “He hit the nail on the head of @MamataOfficial on his side. Thank you @SrBachchan for standing for victims of political violence in West Bengal.”
BJP’s IT cell chief and the particular observer for the celebration in West Bengal, Amit Malviya additionally wrote on Twitter, “Amitabh Bachchan’s phrases could not have been extra prophetic since they had been spoken in Kolkata, with Mamata Banerjee on the dais. It is like holding a mirror to the tyrant, below whose watch India witnessed the bloodiest post-poll violence. She has tarnished the picture of Bengal…”
It is to be noted that Amitabh’s references to “civil liberties” and “freedom of expression” got here at a time when the actor is understood to dodge political points in public platforms. Before his speech, Shah Rukh Khan, who had additionally attended the occasion, mentioned how social media was usually pushed by a narrowness of views that enclose collective narrative and makes it extra divisive and damaging.
(This story initially appeared on Cinema Express)
Hindi actor Amitabh Bachchan’s remarks on questions being raised on “civil liberties” and “freedom of expression” during the inauguration function of the 28th Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) on Thursday, is being described as “clandestine admission of the misrule and trampling of democratic rights in West Bengal”, by the BJP.
Complimenting the actor for displaying braveness and expressing his opinions on the difficulty whereas sharing the stage with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, the BJP leaders got here in assist of the actor. “Even now, I am sure my colleagues on stage would agree that questions are being raised on civil liberties and freedom of expression,” Bachchan had mentioned.
BL Santhosh, BJP’s nationwide normal secretary, tweeted, “He hit the nail on the head of @MamataOfficial on his side. Thank you @SrBachchan for standing for victims of political violence in West Bengal.”
BJP’s IT cell chief and the particular observer for the celebration in West Bengal, Amit Malviya additionally wrote on Twitter, “Amitabh Bachchan’s phrases could not have been extra prophetic since they had been spoken in Kolkata, with Mamata Banerjee on the dais. It is like holding a mirror to the tyrant, below whose watch India witnessed the bloodiest post-poll violence. She has tarnished the picture of Bengal…”
It is to be famous that Amitabh’s references to “civil liberties” and “freedom of expression” got here at a time when the actor is understood to dodge political points in public platforms. Before his speech, Shah Rukh Khan, who had additionally attended the occasion, mentioned how social media was usually pushed by a narrowness of views that enclose collective narrative and makes it extra divisive and damaging.
(This story initially appeared on Cinema Express)
