MUMBAI: Soni Razdan, wife of director Mahesh Bhatt and mother of Alia Bhatt slammed actor Anupam Kher for protesting against the members of his own fraternity for their ‘vote against BJP’ appeal.
Without mentioning any names directly, Kher, who was last seen in ‘The Accidental Prime Minister’, pointed out how some people from his fraternity were “officially campaigning” for opposition parties by releasing a letter for public.
He wrote, “So some people from my fraternity have issued a letter for public to vote out the present constitutionally elected government in the coming elections. In other words they are officially campaigning for opposition parties. Good!! At least there are no pretensions here. Great.”
So some people from my fraternity have issued a letter for public to vote out the present constitutionally elected government in the coming elections. In other words they are officially campaigning for opposition parties. Good!! At least there are no pretensions here. Great. 🙏 pic.twitter.com/gqnZBGNdKa
— Anupam Kher (@AnupamPKher) April 6, 2019
Anupam Kher’s tweet didn’t go down well not only with netizens but actors such as Swara Bhasker and Soni Razdan also who reminded him of “democracy”.
Razdan also weighed in, saying “Anupam, If you can align yourself to the present government, why would you think others doing the same is any different? Just curious.”
Anupam if you can align yourself to the present Govt why would you think others doing the same is any different ? Just curious
— Soni Razdan (@Soni_Razdan) April 7, 2019
Reacting to Kher’s tweet, Bhasker wrote: “Yes, it’s called democracy sir.”
Agreed!!! As long as it is not confused with #Intolerance when others use it. Jai Ho and Jai Hind.😍🙏🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳 https://t.co/N5AJqOYnrg
— Anupam Kher (@AnupamPKher) April 6, 2019
The red-faced veteran actor clarified that he was only sharing his observation. He wrote, “Dearest Soni! It was an observation. Not a complaint.:)” to which Soni replied sarcastically, “Acha jee :).”
About 700 theatre artists including names such as Naseeruddin Shah, NAndita Das, Ratna Pathak Shah and Anurag Kashyap have urged the electorate to vote for “love and compassion, for equality and social justice, and to defeat the forces of darkness and barbarism”.
“Our appeal – vote bigotry, hatred, and apathy out of power. Vote against the BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) and its allies… Vote for secular democratic, inclusive India… Vote wisely,” read the statement. The voting for Lok Sabha elections will begin on April 11 and conclude on May 19.