Once again, actor Swara Bhasker has become the subject of controversy as people are demanding that she be arrested. Bhasker, on Tuesday, compared the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan to Hindutva.
She wrote on Twitter, "We can’t be okay with Hindutva terror & be all shocked & devastated at Taliban terror.. & We can’t be chill with #Taliban terror; and then be all indignant about #Hindutva terror! Our humanitarian & ethical values should not be based on identity of the oppressor or oppressed."
The tweet quickly spread on Twitter earning a lot of condemnation from people for attaching the word "terror" with Hinduism. Soon, #ArrestSwaraBhasker started to trend as thousands asked that the actor be arrested for her words.
A Twitter user has also filed a police complaint in Uttar Pradesh over Swara Bhasker's tweet, saying "This tweet is hurting my sentiments as an Indian and as a Hindu."
Responding to Bhasker's tweet, another Twitter user wrote, "This is one time too many. We should not normalise equating terrorism with our Hindu identity especially when there is no iota of truth in it. #ArrestSwaraBhasker."
Swara Bhasker has been in news many times over her opinions.
