Deepika Padukone Stood With 'Tukde Tukde' Gang: Smriti Irani

The Union Minister for Women and Child Development, Smriti Irani, on Thursday hit out at Bollywood icon Deepika Padukone for visiting the Jawaharlal Nehru University to express solidarity with the protesting students. "It was not unexpected to us that she was going to stand with people who want the destruction of India. She sided with people who hit girls on their private parts with lathis. I can't deny her that right. She made her political affiliation known in 2011 that she supports the Congress Party. If people are surprised by this, it is because they didn't know. There were a lot of admirers of hers who have just discovered her position," Irani said.