Indian actor Paresh Rawal proposes using Arundhati Roy as human shield

Veteran Indian actor and Parliament lawmaker Paresh Rawal caused outrage on Monday after saying author and activist Arundhati Roy should be tied to an army jeep and used as a human-shield.



Rawal was making a reference to a recent video clip that went viral which showed the Indian army using a stone-pelter as a human shield by tying him to the front of an army jeep in held Kashmir.

https://twitter.com/SirPareshRawal/status/866345474722320388?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Findianexpress.com%2Farticle%2Findia%2Farundhati-roy-should-be-tied-to-an-army-jeep-instead-of-a-stone-pelter-says-paresh-rawal-4667646%2F

Rawal received backlash on Twitter..

Am deeply moved by your empathy that brings every character to life in movies. But I'm shocked by your ability to be so violent with words!

— Priyanka Borpujari💙🇵🇸☘️ (@Pri_Borpujari) May 21, 2017

Such a depressing time to find veteran actor Paresh Rawal join the bigoted rank of Anupam Kher to make such a shallow, misogynistic tweet.

— Jairaj Singh (@JairajSinghR) May 22, 2017

Tie Arundhati Roy to jeep says @SirPareshRawal
Tie as many as you want, Sir, but problem going nowhere. Still the BJP's to solve

— Harinder Baweja (@shammybaweja) May 22, 2017

 

While some agreed with him..

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but i totally agree with u @SirPareshRawal
if #ArundhatiRoy is not available @sagarikaghose is always available#IPL pic.twitter.com/kBnrZjiVTD

— AyUsH (@_AyusH_) May 21, 2017

Great 👍 Sir 🤓We are proud of you 🙏 You shd rewrite the constitution of India #Ashamed

— Tax Payer (@sdevprasad) May 22, 2017

An investigation was conducted regarding the Kashmiri youth tied to the jeep. The court of inquiry convened by Indian army in held Kashmir gave a ‘clean chit’ to the officer who tied the civilian to an army jeep’s bonnet.

Roy is an award-winning writer and known for her anti-India views on Kashmir.