Deepika Padukone at JNU in solidarity with students

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Deepika Padukone at JNU in solidarity with students

Deepika Padukone did not address the meeting and left after an hour

Tuesday January 7, 2020 9:18 PM, ummid.com with inputs from IANS

[Deepika Padukone meeting JNUSU President Aishe Ghosh.]

New Delhi: Actress Deepika Padukone on Tuesday reached the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) to extend solidarity towards the students following Sunday's violence.

The actress was spotted standing with the students at the Sabarmati T-point, where a public meeting was called by alumni of JNU over Sunday's violence in the varsity.

She also met JNUSU President Aishe Ghosh who was injured in the violence. Padukone did not address the meeting and left after an hour.

Deepika Padukone joined JNU students and met with injured students.

Kanhaiya Kumar was speaking there.#JNUProtest #CAA_NRC_Protest pic.twitter.com/GxHDuRX3Ld
— Md Asif Khan‏‎‎‎‎‎‎ آصِف (@imMAK02) January 7, 2020

The meet was also attended by former JNU students like Sitaram Yechury, Kanhaiya Kumar, D. Raja and Yogendra Yadav.

JNU Campus was attacked by "masked goons" on Sunday. As many as 35 students and teachers, including Aishe Ghosh, were injured in the brutal attack.

Ever since the attack on the JNU students, widespread protests broke out all across India. Deepika Padukone is the latest to join the list of a number of Bollywood stars who are supporting and extending their support for the JNU students.

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