Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra holds a position as the UNICEF Goodwill ambassador since 2016. However, recently, Pakistan's Minister for Human Rights Shireen Mazari demanded that she should be removed from the post as she supported India in the ongoing Indo-Pak tension. She shared a letter sent to UNICEF referring to Priyanka as the Goodwill ambassador of peace. The fans are pouring in their opinions on the same. Jameela Jamil Won't Comment on the Priyanka Chopra Controversy Says She's Not Interested in Making it a Media Manipulated Cat-Fight.
An excerpt from the letter says, 'Ms Chopra has publicly endorsed this Indian government position and also supported the nuclear threat issued to Pakistan by the Indian defence minister. All this goes completely goes against the principles of peace and goodwill that Ms Chopra is supposed to uphold as a UN Goodwill Ambassador for peace.' Check out the tweet and the entire letter below.
Read Pak Minister Shireen Mazari's Letter Here:
Sent letter to UNICEF chief regarding UN Goodwill Ambassador for Peace Ms Chopra pic.twitter.com/PQ3vwYjTVz
— Shireen Mazari (@ShireenMazari1) August 21, 2019
The incident happened a few days after the ruling Indian government abolished Article 370, which gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir. PeeCee was termed as 'hypocrite' by a Pakistani girl at the BeautyCon Event in Los Angeles. This was regarding the actress' tweet saying 'Jai Hind' with hashtags dedicated to the Indian army post the Balakot strikes. We wonder what the actress has to answer on this controversial matter. Leave your thoughts on the same in the comments section below.
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