Actor Kajal Aggarwal has spoken out strongly against the brutal lynching of a Hindu man in Bangladesh, sharing a powerful message on her Instagram that urged the community to speak up. “Wake up Hindus! Silence won’t save you,” read her post, accompanied by a disturbing image of a man’s body set on fire.
The post was in relation to the horrific killing of Dipu Chandra Das, a Hindu from the Bangladesh region of Mymensingh, whose lynching has been recorded in various videos showing on online platforms. The video has managed to spark different reactions from different people, including Kajal’s comments concerning the safety of Indian Hindus in Bangladesh.
In her post, she wrote, “All eyes on Bangladesh Hindus.” She is not the only one who expressed her ire and sorrow. Janhvi Kapoor, an actress, also expressed her strong sentiment about the situation by saying that it is nothing but “barbaric.”
“This is not another incident. It’s very brutish and very human,” Janhvi posted, pointing out that turning a blind eye to this violence brings about the hypocrisy that is entrenched in society. “Selectivity in outrage only leads to the weakening of society, as extremism of any kind has to be denounced before the very idea of humanity is stripped away,” Janhvi added.
Dipu Chandra Das, a young man who works at a garment factory, was allegedly lynched by a mob for blasphemy. His death sparked large-scale demonstrations in India, where groups such as Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal held demonstrations outside the Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi.
This incident is taking place against a backdrop of unrest in Bangladesh after student leader Sharif Osman Hadi was gunned down in the capital Dhaka. There have also been further tensions between India and Bangladesh after each side hassummoned a diplomat. Additionally, Dhaka has suspended visa services in several cities in India. Bangladesh’s prime adviser, Muhammad Yunus, has condemned the death and said that such violence has no place within society. The reactions continue to pour in from India, where people remain deeply perturbed over the security of Hindu minorities in other countries.
