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JNU violence: Deepika's varsity visit has polarised social media further

Practically, it's like you are either with Padukone or against her: there is no middle path

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Students protest at JNU main gate | Photo: PTI

Business Standard New Delhi
Deepika Padukone’s visit to  Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on Tuesday — in solidarity with the students injured in Sunday’s attack in the campus — has further polarised social media. Practically, it’s like you are either with Padukone or against her: There is no middle path. And the list of those with extreme viewpoints includes senior government functionaries, some of whom lashed out at the actor a day later. "A country where Kanhaiya claims to be a student, Deepika is a governance expert and Anurag teaches civilisation values," tweeted Anuj Gupta, officer on special duty to Union minister Piyush Goyal. Goyal,