Citadel actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas slammed for 'selective activism'; Twitterati call her a hypocrite...HERE's the reason

Priyanka Chopra Jonas recently came out in support of women in Iran who have been protesting over the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini and moral policing in the country. The actress shared a message on her Instagram page, which read, "Women in Iran and around the world are standing up and raising their voices, publicly cutting their hair and many other forms of protest for Mahsa Amini, whose young life was taken away so brutally by the Iranian Morality Police for wearing her hijab ‘improperly’. The voices that speak after ages of forced silence, will rightfully burst like a volcano! And they will not and MUST not be stemmed (sic). ”The actress also stated that she was in awe of their courage and purpose.

Though many lauded the actress for her support and words of appreciation, a section of the netizens have called out the actress for her 'convenient activism' and and ignoring issues pertaining to India. One of the Twitter users, Nabiya Khan, who called the actress a hypocrite, said that her activism was pukeworthy. She wrote, "@priyankachopra your activism of convenience is pukeworthy. This means nothing when you choose to look away from the plight of hijabi women in India who are denied education for wearing a piece of cloth over their head, harassed by hindutva goons and state. You are a Hypocrite! @priyankachopra never spoke up when police barged into universities. You were silent when women of shaheen bagh were spending their nights out in chilly winters protesting for their dignity.  You are a coward. You are no role model.  You are a false feminist. You should shut up (sic)."

Another user wrote, "Priyanka Chopra stands up for American black lives and Iranian women because doing so adds to her “woke” credentials in the US but never for Indian Muslims because doing so hurts her “nationalist” credentials in India (sic)."

Author Mini Nair, too slammed the actress, "Has anyone heard Priyanka Chopra speak up on any pressing issue in India??? #SpinelessBollywood (sic)."

Another user Harsh wrote, "Priyanka Chopra knows how to make money from someone misery. She came out in support for women in Iran as a vocal world concerned activist but she is not so vocal when a dalit woman was raped, forcibly burnt, family members were beaten. She knows how to win the heart of whites (sic)."

Check out a few more tweets that slammed the actress.