Manipur video: Priyanka Chopra says took a viral video, 77 days before action

Actor Priyanka Chopra is the latest celebrity to strongly react to the viral video from Manipur in which two women were paraded naked and molested by a group of men.

Priyanka took to Instagram Stories and wrote that it took a video going viral, 77 days after the heinous crimes were committed, before actions were taken.

She wrote, 'It took a video going viral… 77 days after the heinous crimes were committed… Before actions were taken. Rationale? Reasons? None matter--irrespective of what and why, situational or circumstantial, we cannot allow women to be pawns in any games.'

Priyanka added that the collective shame and anger needs to be channelled now in a unified voice for swift justice.

She added with hashtags ‘together in shame’ and ‘justice for the women of Manipur.’

Jaya Bachchan also expressed her grief. She told the media, 'I felt so bad, I couldn’t see the entire video. I was ashamed. This happened in May but went viral now. But, no one has said a single word in sympathy. This is about women's safety. But you say things like we have selected 50 per cent women for a panel. Hanthi ke daat hai (This is like Elephant's teeth).'

She added, 'It's very frustrating. Every day something or the other is happening with women. In UP we don't get to know what happens there, Yogi Adityanath Ji never says. What is happening in the entire country with women? Such humiliation. It's very saddening.'

Many other actors including Akshay Kumar, Suniel Shetty, Kiara Advani, Shilpa Shetty, and Anupam Kher among others have also condemned the incident.

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