Rajat Sharma, Anupam Kher and many intellectuals condemn anti-India activities in universities.

Those who are raising anti-Indian and pro-separatism slogans inside India are more dangerous than Masood Azhar…. 

JNU Row: Anupam Kher, Rajat Sharma, 31 others condemn anti-India sloganeering in varsity campus.

HENB | New Delhi | February 22, 2016:: On Sunday, Nationalist Bollywood actor and Panun Kashmir leader Anupam Kher and  India TV Editor-in-Chief Rajat Sharma  along with 31 other prominent personalities from various fields have issued a statement over JNU row condemning the anti-India sloganeering on Feb 9, the day Afzal Guru was hanged .

In their statement, it has been made clear that disagreement over various issues was something they welcome but what was happening in JNU was not acceptable to them as Indians.

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It may be mentioned that the row had erupted after JNU students’ union President Kanhaiya Kumar was arrested last week in connection with a case of sedition and criminal conspiracy that was registered following an event on the varsity campus to protest against the hanging of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru during which anti-India slogans were openly raised.

Labelling all those involved in such activities as ‘anti-nationals’, the prominent personalities said that supporting a terrorist like Afzal Guru is an insult to the Government, Supreme Court, President and Parliament.

“Being a democratic country, India has given freedom of speech and expression to every citizen but if somebody uses the same freedom to insult India, then it is not something that would please other citizens” said the statement.

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Denouncing such an attitude towards India, they have appealed to the general public to take a stand and not let these people become successful in their intentions.

Here is the complete statement-

The statement has been signed by these 33 prominent personalities:

1- Rajat Sharma 2- Anupam Kher 3- N. Gopalaswami 4- Subhash Kashyap 5- Swapan Dasgupta 6- Bibek Debroy 7- Bimla Poddar 8- Udit Narayan 9- Paresh Rawal 10- P. Rajan Sajan Mishra 11- Madhur Bhandarkar 12- Narendra Kohli 13- Chitra Mudgal 14- Ramdarsh Mishra 15- Rambahadur Rai 16- Jawahar Lal Kaul 17- Malini Awasthi 18- Girija Devi 19- Jitendra Bajaj 20- Chhannulal Mishra 21- Pushpesh Pant 22- Manu Sharma 23- K. Vikram Rao 24- Makrand Paranjpe 25- Kamal Kishore Goenka 26- Usha Kiran Khan 27- Viveki Rai 28- Hiranyamaya Karlekar 29- Rup Kumar Rathore 30- Sonali Rathore 31- Banwari 32- Kuldip Chandra Agnihotri 33- Hiramani Tiwari.

On Monday a strong gathering was seen in Indian capital at Rajghat at 11 am to protest over the anti-national penetration in JNU and some other universities in India. The rally was arranged by “Group of Intellectuals and Academics” and “Ex-Servicemen Forum”. Hundreds of Ex-servicemen, Lawyers, Artists, Academics, Students and General public rallied in various parts of Delhi for a success of “March For India”.

In a statement Anupam Kher conveys that those who are raising anti-Indian and pro-separatism slogans inside India are more dangerous than Masood Azhar.

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__With inputs from Agencies.