A democracy gives you the right to ask a question: Anurag Kashyap

Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap, whose daughter was threatened with rape by a Twitter user claiming to be a supporter of Narendra Modi, urged today the prime minister to condemn such monitoring to the harshest words

] Kashyap, who was also criticized for tagging Prime Minister Modi in a message about the threat of rape, said: "I have often been controlled but I # 39; know. It depends on the reaction of someone. My reaction and this tag were for a simple reason. Our Prime Ministers have said many times that this should not happen. But I know that if a man says firmly and strictly that such things should not happen and that it will be punishable, these things will automatically stop. We will not have anything to do about it. "

" His silence (the prime minister) in such moments encourages such people (the trolls). These people have no direct link with him. The inhabitants of small towns think that when they say such things on behalf of their prime minister or a star, they say, "Maybe indirectly, these people will learn that I did this for them." feel a link with their favorites. To end it, it takes strong words, "added the director of Manmarziyaan.

Anurag Kashyap also said that he opposed the atmosphere of fear, which should not to have a place in a democracy

I am asked such a question: "Do you not be afraid when you speak out against the government?" That should not be asked why should any one have afraid of anything? If I want to say something about someone, I should not be afraid to do it.I should not be afraid to ask a question.A democracy gives you the right to Ask a question If I'm intimidated to ask a question and then subjected to multiple attacks, I do not find such a right atmosphere At the individual level, I'm not afraid, but when your daughter receives something like that and that she's scared, you have to stand by her side to give her a I told her to ignore such things, but this time she could not. "

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The director of the Sacred Games, who has often argued with several central governments for his films, said that He had already been fighting with the congressional government and would continue to fight against any government for what he believes to be right.

"It does not bother me that the Prime Minister I did not support wins. It is a public mandate and I accept it. I have always fought with governments. There was no social media then. I also fought with the congressional government when my films were banned. As a citizen, I have the right to fight with the government for what I believe in.

"I do not fight the party. I am fighting the government because you live in a country, you vote and you can have a contrary opinion. These can coexist. I belong to a family that has been voting for the BJP since the time of Lohia Ji (Ram Manohar Lohia). He was elected and he is our prime minister. If it comes somewhere, I will respect how others would do it. But that does not mean that I agree with everything and that I am silent, "Kashyap concluded.