600 theater personalities urge people to vote against "bigotry, hatred and apathy"

Mumbai: More than 600 theater personalities, including Amol Palekar, Naseeruddin Shah, Girish Karnad and Usha Ganguli, have signed a letter asking people to "vote the BJP and its allies" out of power, claiming that the group is "out of power". idea of ​​India and its constitution are threatened.

The letter, published Thursday night in 12 languages ​​on the website Artist Unite India, indicates that the upcoming elections in Lok Sabha are "the most critical of the country's history".

Among them The signatories of the letter are: Shanta Gokhale, Mahesh Elkunchwar, Mahesh Dattani, Arundhati Nag, Kirti Jain, Abhishek Majumdar, Konkona Sen Sharma, Ratna Pathak Shah, Lillete Dubey, Mita Vashisth, MK Raina, MK Raina, Makarand Deshpande and Baba; "Today, the very idea of ​​India is under threat.Today, singing, dancing and laughter are under threat.Today, our beloved constitution is threatened, "they said.

The government "stifled" the institutions where arguments, debate and dissent were nurtured, the letter said.

"A democracy must give power to its weakest, most marginalized people A democracy can not function without questioning, debate and a dynamic opposition.

" The BJP, which took power there a five-year-old with the promise of development, gave free rein to the Hindu people to engage in policies of hatred and violence, "he added.

Apparently alluding to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the letter indicated that he had destroyed the lives of many people by the policies of his government and had broken his promises.

The letter does not mention the Prime Minister by name.

"He promised to bring back black money; instead, rogues looted the country and fled. The wealth of the rich has increased astronomically, while the poor have become even poorer. "

This letter asked people to protect the" Constitution and our secular syncretic philosophy "and to vote" Fanaticism , hatred and apathy of power. "

" We call on our fellow citizens to vote for love and compbadion, for equality and social justice, and to defeat the forces of darkness and barbarism ", writes the letter.

" Vote to empower the weakest, protect freedom, protect the environment and encourage scientific thought. Vote for a democratic, secular and inclusive India. Vote for the freedom to dream. Vote wisely. "

Last week, a similar call was made by famous independent filmmakers such as Anand Patwardhan, Sbad Kumar Sasidharan and Devashish Makhija, asking voters to" defeat fascism ".