KOLKATA: Actors and different celebrities in Kolkata who’ve sought to affix the protests looking for justice for the raped and murdered RG Kar physician, have been on the receiving finish of public ire for his or her alleged opportunistic activism.
Throughout Wednesday’s ‘Reclaim the Evening’ protests at Shyambazar, a bunch of protesters heckled actor Rituparna Sengupta, chanting “return” slogans, after which pounding on her automotive home windows when she was making an attempt to go away.
On Aug 13, filmmaker Aparna Sen was jeered at by protesters when she arrived at RG Kar Hospital to precise solidarity with agitating docs. Protesters known as her “a sycophantic mental who remained silent towards the assault over the previous 5 days” and “had abruptly woke up for publicity”.
Hitting again, Rituparna stated, “I went there with pure intentions. The heinous assault on me gave the impression to be the actions of hooligans. It felt as if I used to be portraying my character from the film ‘Dahan’ in actuality. I might have been killed, and my automotive bears the fingerprints of the enraged and inebriated agitators, who appeared to be thirsting for my blood. I consider this part of protesters fails to grasp the aim of this demonstration and was merely heckling me. Such incidents are tarnishing protests’ popularity, though solely a small quantity are concerned.”
Actor Mimi Chakraborty, who was at a march in Jadavpur Wednesday, stated, “The incident with Ritu di is unacceptable. It’s essential to recognise that the basic cause for these protests is to advocate for security of ladies.”
Actor Sreelekha Mitra, nonetheless, stated celebs mustn’t really feel entitled and anticipate particular remedy.
“It is a time when the frequent man is just not afraid to name out celebs that suffer from ‘concern of lacking out’ syndrome and have was activists. I perceive the anger individuals have towards celebrities,” she stated.
Rimjhim Sinha, who began the ‘Girls, Reclaim the Evening‘ motion, appealed to the members to maintain the protests peaceable and civil.
” For those who assume Rituparna is faux or corrupt, you’ll be able to protest, however you shouldn’t insult anybody or assault their automotive,” she stated.
