In a video message posted on Twitter, Bollywood star Akshay Kumar has shared his outrage over the molestation of women in Bengaluru on New Year's Eve, comparing the attackers to "beasts".
"Truly shameful," tweeted the 49-year-old actor, a father of two including a daughter.
"The Bangalore incident makes me feel we are evolving backwards, from humans to animals, rather beasts because even animals are better!"
The video has gone viral with over 15,000 'likes' and more than 7,000 retweets on Twitter.
The actor said his "blood boiled" when he learnt about the molestation.
"I am ashamed to be a human being today. I was returning from my New Year's vacation with my four-year-old daughter in my arms when I learnt about the molestation incident in Bangalore. I don't know how did you all feel about it, but my blood started boiling. I am a daughter's father but even if I was not one, I feel if a society cannot respect its women, it doesn't deserve to be called a humane society," he said.
Most disgusting, he added, was that "people have the guts to justify such shameful acts by criticising women for their choice of clothes." He advised that women should not consider themselves inferior to men, "just be fearless, be alert and learn self-defence."
Several people have praised Akshay's message on Twitter.
Akshay Kumar is among several Bollywood celebrities to outrage over the incident that has shocked the nation.
"It is sad. We all bear a responsibility and we all must do something about that. I feel very strongly, as a father, as a member of the society, that if something like this is happening in an environment so close to me, then I definitely must be impacted, must be affected and I must do something about it," actor Hrithik Roshan said at an event recently.
Here's what actors Farhan Akhtar, Swara Bhaskar, Richa Chadha and Varun Dhawan tweeted:
This is what Dangal actor Aamir Khan said:
"Truly shameful," tweeted the 49-year-old actor, a father of two including a daughter.
"The Bangalore incident makes me feel we are evolving backwards, from humans to animals, rather beasts because even animals are better!"
The actor said his "blood boiled" when he learnt about the molestation.
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Most disgusting, he added, was that "people have the guts to justify such shameful acts by criticising women for their choice of clothes." He advised that women should not consider themselves inferior to men, "just be fearless, be alert and learn self-defence."
The Bangalore incident makes me feel we r evolving backwards,from humans to animals,rather beasts coz even animals are better!Truly shameful pic.twitter.com/FJwJ80Mkby
- Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) January 5, 2017
Several people have praised Akshay's message on Twitter.
Akshay Kumar is among several Bollywood celebrities to outrage over the incident that has shocked the nation.
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Here's what actors Farhan Akhtar, Swara Bhaskar, Richa Chadha and Varun Dhawan tweeted:
This is what Dangal actor Aamir Khan said:
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