Anurag Kashyap deletes Twitter account citing threats to family
The leading filmmaker said new India has chosen thuggery over rational discussion.
MUMBAI (Dunya News) – Speaking against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed the leading filmmaker of the country being lauded as world’s largest democracy, in trouble and Anurag Kashyap deleted his Twitter account citing concerns for his family after receiving threats for posting tweets in which he spoke his mind.
Kashyap wrote in what were among his last two tweets that, "When your parents start to get calls and your daughter gets online threats then you know no one wants to talk. There is going to be no reason or rationale. Thugs will rule and thuggery will be the new way of life. Congratulations everyone on this new India and hope you thrive."
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The director, who has been one of the most vocal Bollywood celebrities on social media, said if he is not free to speak his mind on the platform he would rather leave it.
"Wish you all the happiness and success. This would be my last tweet as I leave twitter. When I won t be allowed to speak my mind without fear then I would rather not speak at all. Goodbye" Kashyap wrote in his last Twitter post.
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This isn t the first time Kashyap is highlighting threats against his family, for views aired by him on social media. After Prime Minister Narendra Modi was re-elected this year, Kashyap took to Twitter to share some of the abusive comments and rape threats directed at his teenaged daughter online. He stated that many of those who had sent the offensive messages to his daughter were self-professed followers of Modi.
Kashyap is among the 49 intellectuals and public personalities who were signatories to a recent petition requesting the Prime Minister to stanch the rising incidents of hate crimes in the country. Since then, the filmmaker said he had received death threats. Nine of the signatories had a criminal case registered against them after sharing the open letter.
