Recently, a video of Sonam Kapoor commenting on the ongoing Kashmir situation went viral. The Veere Di Wedding actor received much flak for her reaction. Now, the actor has taken to social media to hit back. She asked people to “calm down” and “get a life.”
She tweeted, “Guys please calm down.. and get a life. Twisting, misinterpreting and understanding what you want from what someone has to say isn’t a reflection on the person who says it but on you. So self reflect and see who you are and hopefully get a job.”
In an interview with BBC, Sonam said that, “It’s heartbreaking to see where the situation has landed right now but I am very patriotic.” She also suggested that staying silent, according to her, is the best way to deal with the situation.
“So for me now it’s better to keep quiet and let this pass because even this too shall pass. Our country was one country, like, 70 years ago and the fact that there is so much divisive politics at play is really heartbreaking,” Sonam added.
The actor, who is very vocal about her support for the LGBTQ community said that she did not feel she had adequate knowledge to form a well-informed opinion on the issue.
She said, “I think it’s very complicated and I don’t understand it as much because there is so much contrary news everywhere so I don’t really know what the truth is. I believe in having peaceful discourse and understanding what’s going on. So when I have the complete information is when I think I can give an opinion.” Twitter then erupted in response to her comments.
You can see the interview here: