Malayalam actor Tovino Thomas recently reacted to the news of police action during a peaceful student protest in New Delhi. The ‘Minnal Murali’ actor took to his social media to share that he stands in solidarity with “every person protesting for a just cause”. He further added that people should be allowed to express their views without fear.
Tovino Thomas stands with a just cause
Tovino Thomas shared his thoughts on Instagram handle, where he wrote, “Right and wrong may be relative, but this is certainly NOT the way to handle a peaceful protest. When the future generation of a nation speaks up, and their voices are met with repressive force, it is the future itself that is being stamped down. It is faith in democracy that is being drained away.”He also asked, “What did these students do wrong? Did they destroy property? Did they resort to violence? What exactly did they do to deserve this treatment?”The actor further said, “To every person protesting for a just cause, peacefully, in any part of our country, I extend my wholehearted solidarity. The right to dissent is not a threat to democracy; in fact it is one of its foundations.”He ended his message by writing, “And to anyone about to question my sense of nationalism, I know myself better than you do. My politics is humanity. My belief is peace. Jai Hind.”
What was the protest about
For the unversed, the protest took place during the ‘Sansad Chalo’ march, where students and supporters gathered to raise their demands.The protest happened on Monday in New Delhi. Thousands of students and supporters took part in the ‘Sansad Chalo’ march. They marched from Jantar Mantar towards Parliament to demand the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.