New Delhi: On Wednesday, a post regarding ongoing Haryana violence was shared from actor Govinda’s Twitter account following which, his Twitter (X) account mysteriously disappeared from the micro-blogging site.
As per a viral screenshot of his now-deleted post, Govinda, on Wednesday, allegedly broke his silence regarding the ongoing communal tensions in Haryana and appealed to his countrymen to maintain peace and harmony.
In the said post, the actor reportedly dropped a video of Gurugram violence that showed an angry mob looting a shop before lighting it up. Attached along with the video came a caption that read, “What have we come down to? Shame on the people who call them. Hindus and do such things.” The same post further reminded the masses that India is a Democracy, not an autocracy.
Have a look at the viral screenshot of Govinda’s post here
Trolls slams Govinda
Soon after his alleged Twitter post went viral on social media, many trolls started attacking the actor while accusing him of highlighting only one side of the story and overlooking the other. As the trolling went excessively aggressive and hateful, Govinda’s account disappeared mysteriously from the social media platform and everyone wondering and confused.
However, even after the account’s removal, Govinda continued to receive hate from trolls who started sharing screenshots of the said post and continued to bash the actor.
Govinda’s clarification
Finally, on Thursday, the actor took to his Instagram and dropped a video in which he explained that he has not made the viral post and the same was shared by a hacker.
Clarifying everyone, Govinda in his video stated, “I have not made this Haryana tweet. Someone has hacked my account and I am going to make a complaint to the cyber cell regarding the same.”
The actor further stated that neither he has been active on his Twitter profile for a number of years nor has his team posted the viral tweet.
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Notably, only three major Bollywood celebrities (Dharmendra, Vishal Dadlani and Sonu Sood) have come forward and felt sorrow at the ongoing violence that has erupted in several parts of the country so far.
ना किसी का घर जला,
ना किसी की दुकान,
बस जल रही थी इंसानियत,
देख रहा इंसान।— sonu sood (@SonuSood) August 2, 2023
Ye qahar…. kiyon….kis liye ? Bakhsh de Maalik …ab ….. to bakhsh de…..🙏 ab bardaasht nahin hota 🙏. pic.twitter.com/NXnXLAKffN
— Dharmendra Deol (@aapkadharam) August 2, 2023
Bachpan mein suna thha ke Paap kya hota hai, har Hindu jaanta hai. Nirdosh ka shraap kaise lagta hai, yeh bhi har Hindu jaanta hai.
Joh paap uss train par hua, kya aap ussko apnaane ke liye, ussey apne ghar aur parivaar par lagvaane ke liye taiyaar ho?
Soch lo. Mehnga padhega.
— VISHAL DADLANI (@VishalDadlani) August 1, 2023
Disappointed with Bollywood’s unobtrusiveness on the ongoing violence, several netizens called out a number of Bollywood celebrities and blasted them for staying unconcerned about domestic issues while always being the first one to speak when it comes to international ones like BLM.
Replying to a post regarding Haryana violence shared by singer Vishal Dadlani, one user commented, “Thank you for speaking that is also a lot these days. Unlike other Bollywood people who were very vocal about “ BLM” are surprisingly silent on the murders of their fellow citizens or maybe poor minorities don’t matter anymore.”
Thank you for speaking that is also a lot these days . Unlike other Bollywood people who were very vocal about “ BLM” are surprisingly silent on the murders on their fellow citizens or may be poor minorities doesn’t matter anymore.
— Ash (@Ash55393931) August 1, 2023
Speaking on the same another user said, “Bollywood folks were taking a knee for BLM protests when there are much worse caste and religious discrimination happening in India.”
Bollywood folks were taking knee for BLM protests when there are much worse caste and religious discrimination happening in India.
— Rishi 🗽🌐🔰🏙🥥 (@RishiJoeSanu) July 31, 2023
One person even went on to say that the same industry which speaks on an elephant’s death and Black Lives Matter is keeping quiet on topics like these.
Specifically targeting citadel actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas, a third user wrote:
Literally the whole #India is burning and the blood is being spilled out on the streets. And ALL #Bollywood celebrities are sleeping. @priyankachopra you “couldn’t breathe” according to your Insta post during #BLM protests, what happened now? https://t.co/s1mLwWKWvj
— Mehmood (@IMehmoodI) August 1, 2023
