Actress turned politician, Nusrat Jahan is again on the verge of getting death threats online by the extremist Islam mob from all over India and Bangladesh. On the auspicious eve of Mahalaya, the day which bears the dawn of Durga Puja, Nusrat took to Instagram to podcast her recent photoshoot where she can be seen dressed as Ma Durga while some of her videos were also shared by Trinamool MPs.
Nusrat shammed for inculcating ‘Hindu values’ over Islam.
Nusrat, who is also a member of the ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal, is grilled by the Islamist trolls on why she impersonated a Hindu goddess despite being a Muslim woman. Users solicit to change her name and religion, urge her to cover up, call her a Satan and shun her for participating in a Hindu festival. In the past, she too received a similar backslash for marrying a Hindu man, which was objectified as Hindu propaganda against Muslims. The recently turned member of parliament who represents Jadavpur Constituency in the Lok Sabha was trolled before for sporting Sindoor and Mangal Sutra, an attire meant for Hindu brides. Nusrat tweets that she represents “an inclusive India which is beyond the barriers of caste, creed, and religion” and “Faith is beyond attire”.
Nusrat seeks help from the State and Centre
Nusrat has sought help from the Bengal Government and the Ministry of external affairs, New Delhi who will be providing additional security to the actor as she flies to London, the UK for the shooting of her upcoming film project. The Indian Embassy in London will also take charge of the security arrangements for the actor.
Liberals are silent
Liberals and the so-called intellectuals who have strongly believed in the idea of secularism and democracy have refused to raise their voice when a member of parliament receives death threats over a religious controversy. The radical Islamists have blatantly poured hatred over the Hindu community and got away without consequences.
Had it been a Hindu community displaying islamophobia on social media handle, the radicals and the extremists would not have any stone unturned to detest the Hindus and the allies of the rising power, BJP. Therefore, we must question them why there is a selective outrage among them when it comes to Hindus. If the Muslim community is at best, the target of the extremist Hindu propaganda in India, they should also not deny the fact that hatred can brew from both sides, and in this case, from the Muslim community.
Hindu, or Muslim, are both equal in the eyes of law and any community disgracing the other would not be tolerated in the name of freedom of speech.
