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Mumbai: More than 600 theater personalities, including Amol Palekar, Naseeruddin Shah, Girish Karnad and Usha Ganguli, signed a letter asking people to "vote the BJP and its allies" out of power, saying that India and its constitution are threatened.
The letter, published Thursday night in 12 languages on the website of Artist Unite India, indicates that the upcoming elections in Lok Sabha are "the most critical in history" of the country. Among those who signed 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, Makarand Deshpach and Anhurah "Today" Today, the very idea of India is under threat.Today, song, dance, laughter are under threat.Today, our beloved constitution is under threat.â € , they said. The government has "stifled" institutions where argument, debate and dissent have been nurtured, says the letter.
"A democracy must give power to its weakest and most marginalized people A democracy can not function without questioning, debate and opposition, all of which is eroded in a concerted manner by the current government." The BJP, who came to power five years later The promise of development left free to Hindutva to engage in the politics of hatred and violence, "he adds.In an apparent reference to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the letter affirmed that he had destroyed the lives of many people by the policy of his government and failed on the promises he made.The letter does not refer to the name of the Prime Minister. "He promised to bring back black money; instead, the thieves looted the country and fled. The wealth of the rich has increased astronomically, while the poor have become even poorer. "
The letter asked people to protect the" Constitution and our secular and syncretic philosophy "and to vote" bigotism, hatred and apathy of power "" We call on our fellow citizens to vote for the Love and compbadion, for equality and social justice, and to overcome the forces of darkness and barbarism, "reads the letter." Vote to empower the weakest, protect freedom , protect the environment, and promote scientific thinking. 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. "
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