Pakistani celebrities react to Priyanka Chopra's 'warmongering' remarks
- By Web Desk -
- Aug 15, 2019
Bollywood actor and UN Goodwill ambassador Priyanka Chorpa received a lot of backlash lately after she was called out by a Pakistani woman over supporting war through a tweet.
Pakistani celebrities responded to how problematic the former Miss World’s response was to the question posed by Ayesha Malik at a BeautyCon. Malik called her a ‘hypocrite’ for her warmongering remarks post Pulwama attack when tensions between the two neighbouring countries, Pakistan and India, were high.
Here’s what our celebrities had to say:
Kubra Khan
The actress reminded Bollywood’s global icon that being patriotic is one thing but we’re humans first. “Middle Ground when thousands of innocent people ( including children ) are being butchered daily?! Yeah. No. Sorry, No middle grounds here Miss Goodwill ambassador. Being Patriotic is one thing but We’re humans first. Lets not forget that. ,” she wrote.
Middle Ground when thousands of innocent people ( including children ) are being butchered daily?! Yeah. No. Sorry, No middle grounds here Miss Goodwill ambassador. Being Patriotic is one thing but We’re humans first. Lets not forget that. #WakeUpUN_KashmirBleeding pic.twitter.com/S8lDCSmK6i
— Kubra Khan Official (@KubraMKhan) August 11, 2019
Gohar Rasheed
Taking to Twitter, he slammed the Baywatch actress for promoting war-sentiment in the name of patriotism and said he is proud of his country’s artists who choose diplomatic middle grounds over humanity. His tweet reads “Seriously #PriyankaChopra is that the best you can come up with? Does patriotism mean that if Indian PM provokes a war sentiment you will encourage it by saying Jai Hind? So what’s happening in #Kashmir is fine with you because you are patriotic?”
“This is not what you call walking on a middle ground it’s a choice it’s a mindset. Today I am so proud that I belong to a country where people and their artists don’t choose diplomatic middle grounds over humanity,” the actor said in another tweet.
Seriously #PriyankaChopra is that the best you can come up with? Does patriotism mean tht if Indian PM provokes a war sentiment you will encourage it by saying Jai Hind? So what’s happening in #Kashmir is fine with you coz you are patriotic?1/2 #WeStandWithKashmir #Humanityfirst
— Mirza Gohar (@GoharRsd) August 12, 2019
This is not what you call walking on a middle ground it’s a choice it’s a mindset. Today I am so proud that I belong to a country where people and their artists don’t choose diplomatic middle grounds over humanity #WeStandWithKashmir #pakistanZindabaad 🇵🇰 #humanityfirst 2/2
— Mirza Gohar (@GoharRsd) August 12, 2019
Read: Armeena Khan urges UNICEF to remove Priyanka Chopra as peace ambassador
Mansha Pasha
The actress pointed out that some people do not practice what they preach. “In fact they can be extremely manipulative & dismissive of others. They chose a brand of feminism that favours them, using it to garner praise rather than as a way to live life. #priyankachopra showed how much of a feminist she really is when she ridiculed #AyeshaMalik,” she wrote.
There are so many people who SAY they are for empowerment, feminism, equality and for women to work together.
Ive seen countless examples of that in my work but they do not practice what they preach at all when brought face to face with choices that will exhibit that. (1/2)— Mansha Pasha (@manshapasha) August 13, 2019
In fact they can be extremely manipulative & dismissive of others.
They chose a brand of feminism that favours them, using it to garner praise rather than as a way to live life. #priyankachopra showed how much of a feminist she really is when she ridiculed #AyeshaMalik
(2/2)— Mansha Pasha (@manshapasha) August 13, 2019
Meanwhile, Armeena Rana Khan wrote a letter to UN requesting it remove Priyanka Chopra as UNICEF’s Goodwill ambassador because she doesn’t represent the organisation’s core values.