Life as we know it is unpredictable, but one thing is fairly certain – If you are on Twitter and have an opinion, you will be trolled.
Recently, actor Sushant Singh Rajput removed his surname on Twitter to show his support towards filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali, who was assaulted by activists of Karni Sena, an organisation of the Rajput community, on the sets of his movie Padmavati in Rajasthan.
The actor said he decided to drop his surname ‘for a day’ to let people know that he does not represent people from a community that employs violence as a means to show disapproval.
Bhansali was assaulted up by members of Karni Sena on Friday. They stopped the shooting of his film “Padmavati” at Jaigarh fort by vandalizing the set and causing havoc, alleging distortion of facts about their queen in the movie. Sushant dropped his surname after this incident to show that the unfortunate action is not what everyone with that surname endorses or agrees with.
He tweeted:
Taking off Rajput from my handle for a day was to say that ‘they’ don’t represent the entire community. Read the interview bro. Cheers https://t.co/dVObOGvV4s
— Sushant Singh Rajput (@itsSSR) January 29, 2017
We would suffer till the time we’re obsessed with our surnames.
If you’re that courageous,give us your first name to acknowledge.#padmavati— Sushant Singh Rajput (@itsSSR) January 27, 2017
He followed up by saying:
People quote history to search for their relevance in future,
not knowing that their names surely will be forgotten forever.#selfmusing— Sushant Singh Rajput (@itsSSR) January 28, 2017
And soon enough, the trolls started flowing in:
If Dhoni doesn’t play well, Sushant Singh Rajput will drop Dhoni from the film title, MS Dhoni – The untold story.
— Keh Ke Peheno (@coolfunnytshirt) January 30, 2017
Fwd- Taimur killed/raped millions and Saif Ali khan proudly named kid as Taimur
Slaps & Sushant Singh drops proud name of “Rajput”
Idiot.
— Ishkaran S. Bhandari (@Ish_Bhandari) January 30, 2017
Some Rajputs merely slap Bhansali & Sushant Singh removes Rajput from his name. I wonder if Khans & Mohd learn something from this sacrifice
— Ra_Bies (@Ra_Bies) January 29, 2017
Shame on Sushant Singh Rajput… Who changed his name in support of #AntiHinduBollywood .@itsSSR Shame on u…
— Ravi Bhadoria Rajput (@ravibhadoria) January 29, 2017
*Feel like dropping Sushant from my name after reading Sushant Singh Rajput’s dumb comments*
— Sushant (@ShawshankOne) January 30, 2017
Normal Parents-
Hamara beta aage jake apna naam bada karegaSushant Singh Rajput’s Parents-
Hamara beta aage jake apna naam chota karega— aniket (@Aniket_bhau) January 30, 2017
Sushant Singh Rajput is no more a Rajput. Bollywood is so progressive that one needs to shun his ‘baap ka naam’ to get employment
— Debarati Majumder (@debarati_m) January 30, 2017
Sushant Singh Rajput didn’t drop Singh from his name when Harbhajan Singh slapped Sreesanth. Hypocrisy much.
— सब मोह माया है (@iAnandporwal) January 30, 2017
Sushant took it upon himself to reply to some of these trolls:
Violence is not bravery .
You react on a speculation because of fear .
There are ways to put up your point but that requires intelligence. https://t.co/sOyhiM8zgQ— Sushant Singh Rajput (@itsSSR) January 29, 2017
@itsSSR So why don’t you change your name too, if you don’t follow any religion then why a hindu name sushant?? remove that too
— NITISH MASKI (@NITISHMASKI) January 29, 2017
In addition to his Twitter account, I hope Sushant Singh drops “Rajput” from his bank account’s name too.
— Anushka Gujjar (@TheAnushka03) January 30, 2017
Removing surname on twitter is not enough. Sushant Singh Rajput jput should remove it from birth certificate to show true support.
— prayag sonar (@prayag_sonar) January 30, 2017
I’ve not changed my surname idiot. I’m probably 10 times more Rajput than u are if you’re implying courage.I’m against the cowardly action. https://t.co/ZXdv183Bxr
— Sushant Singh Rajput (@itsSSR) January 29, 2017
@itsSSR for a role in @SanjayLeelaB movie you can change your mother and father too.
— Sudeep (@Sudippar) January 29, 2017
Beta Teri umar se zyada mere pass films hein. Uski tension mat le tu. Chal ab so ja. https://t.co/2EZB2U5cQP
— Sushant Singh Rajput (@itsSSR) January 29, 2017
Trolls gonna troll but what are your thoughts on his decision?
