Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri recently invited the wrath of actor Sayani Gupta as he voiced his opinions on anti-CAA protests at Delhi's Shaheen Bagh. His tweets were not received well by Gupta who wrote, “Sir, I never pick out people on Twitter & leave bigots unaddressed. But you really have no conscience. What went wrong with your upbringing Sir? I am so glad I refused your film & didn't speak to you on the award night. I am glad my instinct always tells me to stay away from poisonous ppl.”
The tweet came in response to Agnihotri's comments on the micro-blogging website that said, “#ShaheenBagh has turned into an Islamist conversion centre and a hideout for all kinds of criminals like pickpockets, mobile thieves, drug-peddlers. All kinds of illegal activities are flourishing there. I wonder why Delhi citizens are tolerating this?” The director has been very vocal on the anti-CAA protests that mar the country.
He had earlier tweeted about Deepika Padukone's visit to the Capital's Jawaharlal Nehru University last month. He wrote, “I am told that it was suggested to #DeepikaPadukone to go and stand next to #Nirbhaya's parents for a photo op. But last minute she changed her plan because #Nirbhaya wasn't trending whereas #JNU was. This is how it works, my dear friends.”
