BJP-Bollywood CAA Meet: Protesters Gather Outside Hotel Grand Hyatt in Mumbai; Prasoon Joshi, Urvashi Rautela Among Other Celebs Present For Dinner Meet
With the aim to garner support for the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), the Narendra Modi government on Sunday invited Bollywood celebrities for dinner. Union Minister Piyush Goyal hosted the dinner. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) vice-president Jay Panda was also present at the dinner.
Mumbai, January 5: With an aim to garner support for the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), the Narendra Modi government on Sunday invited Bollywood celebrities for dinner meet in Mumbai. Union Minister Piyush Goyal and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) vice-president Jay Panda hosted the dinner meet. However, government's Bollywood outreach met with stiff resistance. Anti-CAA protesters staged demonstration against the government outside Mumbai's Grand Hyatt Hotel. Protesters were holding placards with anti-government slogans. Kunal Kohli, Abhishek Kapoor, Prasoon Joshi, Anu Malik, Urvashi Rautela and Vipul Shah were present at the event.
The invitation was sent to Bollywood celebs on January 3. The Bollywood personalities who were invited by the government include - Karan Johar, Kabir Khan, Javed Akhtar, Farhan Akhtar, Ritesh Sidhwani, Jackie Shroff, Suniel Shetty, Raveena Tandon and Richa Chadda. Swara Bhasker Gets Trolled for Saying She Has No Degree and Documents; Twitterati Ask How She Took an Abroad Vacation (Watch Viral Video) .
Protest Outside Grand Hyatt Hotel:
According to an invitation card, accessed by Huffpost India, “The agenda of the meeting will be to facilitate a discussion on myths and realities pertaining to the Citizenship Amendment Act.” The meeting was followed by dinner. After Netflix, Sex and Data Tweets, Amit Shah Re-Confirms Support For CAA Toll Free Number 8866288662 Belongs To BJP and Not Netflix!
Bollywood seemed to be divided on the controversial act. Celebrities like Anurag Kashyap, Swara Bhasker, Nikkhil Advani, Farhan Akhtar and Richa Chadda openly criticised the act. Meanwhile, several other celebrities like Ayushmann Khurrana, Akshay Kumar and Ajay Devgn chose not to speak in favour or against the act, but they urged the protesters not to use violence while protesting.
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