'Veere Di Wedding' star Swara Bhasker apologises to Indian Muslims

As incidents of hate speech against Muslims in India witness a sharp rise, especially during the country’s electoral season, Veere Di Wedding actor Swara Bhasker voiced her concerns in support of country’s minorities.

When politicians are using loathing remarks against Muslims as their election tool, the Bollywood star apologized on Twitter for their conduct, saying “I want to apologize to the Muslims of India & the non-Savarna castes of India & the Muslims of India”.

She said she was sorry for the ceaseless offensive bigotry that minorities in India have to face in this election season.

The Indian actor also encouraged minorities to stand up for themselves, saying “this is your country, don’t be silenced”.