Bollywood celebrities, including lyricist Javed Akhtar and director Sudhir Mishra, today voiced their outrage over the increasing instances of lynching and pressed for justice for the victims.
Mob violence had not been justified with "such shameless audacity" even during the bleakest moments in history, said Akhtar.
"Even in the days of Ku Klux Klan and slavery in USA or at the peak of White supremacist rule in South Africa no one had justified lynching with such shameless audacity," the veteran writer-lyricist said on Twitter.
Director Sudhir Mishra added, "What do those who justify lynching say to their children?"
Actor-stand up comedian Vir Das tweeted, "Who does a guy have to hug to get some justice for lynching around here?"
Actor-poet Danish Husain tagged a report about death of cows in a shelter and tweeted, "No, no - we must lynch #Muslims that's the only way to protect cows. A horrific death in a shelter is much better than being a Muslim's cattle."
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