Priyanka Chopra accused of ‘glorifying war’ in tweet about Indian army
Priyanka Chopra is accused of ‘glorifying war’ with tweet supporting Indian army following country’s stand-off with Pakistan, as people call for her to be stripped of UN Goodwill role
- The Bollywood star draws fierce criticism for ‘Long live India’ tweet
- Pakistani actress Armeena Khan hits out at Indian actors supporting military
- Petition gains 50,000 signatures for Chopra’s removal from UNICEF role
- Conflict between India and Pakistan continues to escalate since the February 14 suicide bombing in Kashmir province
Bollywood actors have been called out for ‘glorifying war’ and supporting the Indian army’s breach of Pakistani territory.
A tweet by Priyanka Chopra, supporting Indian Armed Forces fighting Pakistan, received fierce backlash for supposedly advocating violations of an international peace boundary.
The actress, who is friends with Meghan Markle, was criticised by Pakistani actress Armeena Rana Khan for the post which read ‘Jai Hind (Long live India) #IndianArmedForces’.
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Khan said that the Bollywood star was a hypocrite because of her role as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and that she could not be taken seriously any longer.
Responding to the tweet, Khan wrote: ‘What?!!! But aren’t you supposed to be Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF? Screenshot this everyone and next time she speaks for peace and goodwill. Let’s remind her of this hypocrisy.’
Khan also called on other Bollywood actors to be stopped from ‘preaching to the world’ if they continued to ‘call for war’ between the two nations.
Chopra, who was born in Jamshedpur in western India, is friends with Meghan Markle, now Duchess of Sussex. She was pictured attending the Duchess’ wedding last year, but was not seen at her baby shower earlier this month
Actress Armeena Khan reacts angrily to Priyanka Chopra’s show of support for the Indian Armed Forces, calling her a hypocrite and telling her followers that she should not be listened to in future
The Pakistani star had words for other Bollywood stars as well, saying that ‘particular individuals’ shouldn’t be allowed to ‘preach peace to the world’
Priyanka Chopra and husband Nick Jonas attend the 2019 Vanity Fair post-Oscar Party hosted by Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts last weekend
Conflict between India and Pakistan has escalated since a suicide bombing on February 14 that killed 40 Indian paramilitary police in Pulwama, part of Indian-controlled Kashmir
Pakistan-based Islamist group Jaish-e-Mohammad claimed responsibility for the attack, which was the deadliest in the region for 30 years.
An Indian pilot shot down over Pakistan has been released by Prime Minister Imran Khan as a ‘peace gesture’ today as the countries’ leaders attempt to avoid growing violence.
Relations reached a low on Monday night when India violated the Line of Control, the agreed border line in contested Kashmir, by jets to perform an airstrike on an alleged Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist training camp.
A map showing the military clout of Pakistan (left) and India (right) and the volatile disputed region of Kashmir to the north and Jammu and Kashmir to the south
Author Atif Tauqeer responded to Chopra’s tweet expressing his disbelief that a UN ambassador ‘can praise military actions’
A tweet by fatiymah asked the UN to ‘take back their ambassadorship from Priyanka Chopra’, describing her as a ‘celebrity who fuels wars’ and has no reason ‘to be talking about human rights’
The strike was a retaliation for the deaths caused by the Pakistan-based group on Valentine’s Day.
An online petition has been launched to strip Chopra of her UN Ambassadorship, gaining 50,000 signatures at the time of writing.
The petition claims that Chopra ‘doesn’t deserve to be a UN ambassador’ after ‘expressing her nationalism’ by supporting the Indian Army.
Chopra had previously visited Rohingya and Syrian refugee camps as part of her partnership with UNICEF.
Chopra was also apparently snubbed by friend Meghan Markle over invites to her star-studded New York baby shower.
A petition to have Chopra removed from her role as a UN goodwill ambassador has already received 50,000 signatures. The petition, on Change.org, highlights concerns over the actress ‘expressing her nationalism’ by supporting the Indian Armed Forces
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