Alia Bhatt is one of the most popular actresses in Bollywood. For the unversed, the actress holds a British citizenship. Although Alia was born and brought up in India, her mother, Soni Razdan, was born in the UK. Thus, the actress obtained her British passport through her mom’s citizenship. Amid the rising tensions between India and Pakistan, Soni Razdan’s petition post demanding an Indo-Pak ceasefire backfired, questioning Alia Bhatt’s British citizenship. Following an extreme level of backlash, she later deleted the post.
Alia Bhatt’s mom, Soni Razdan shares a petition demanding peace between India and Pakistan
Soni, in a now-deleted Instagram Story, shared a petition for people to sign if they want peace. After the story came to the public, Soni faced massive backlash. People started questioning her daughter, Alia Bhatt’s British Citizenship as well. Sharing the petition to her Instagram Stories, demanding peace between the two countries, India and Pakistan, Soni wrote:
“Above all – PEACE. Sign the petition. Link in bio.”
Soni Razdan’s reply to netizens’ comment on her now-deleted petition post
Following Soni’s petition post, netizens rushed to the comment section to share their views. Questioning Alia’s British Citizenship, one user wrote, “While peace is the ideal goal, it’s important to acknowledge who is truly escalating the conflict. Our soldiers are conducting targeted operations with utmost care, while the other side is openly attacking residential areas and killing civilians. Urging peace without context, especially when our people are dying and defending our borders, feels disconnected from ground reality. Also, this message coming from someone whose daughter enjoys all the privileges of India while holding foreign citizenship raises concerns about sincerity and accountability.” Responding to the netizen, Soni wrote:
“My appeal for peace was not towards India but towards Pakistan. They are the aggressors after all. We are simply retaliating and rightly so. I think people have jumped to conclusions. Also it was more a generalised statement. Hope that clarifies. I’m as devastated as everyone else naturally. War is a terrible thing. No one who has been through a war would wish it on anyone.”
For the uninitiated, both Soni and Alia were featured in the film, Raazi. Questioning Soni’s presence in a patriotic film like Raazi, another user commented, “Can’t believe you were a part of a movie like Raazi. Please re-watch your own film. And then advocate for peace.” Following the comment, Soni replied:
“Peace has to be between 2 nations unless you think this is a war Pak is fighting with itself?”
Soni Razdan slams netizens who are glorifying the Indo-Pak war
After deleting the petition post, Soni issued fresh statements and urged people supporting a war, to go to the frontline and fight. She also slammed netizens, who are unnecessarily glorifying the Indo-Pak war. Taking to her Instagram Stories, she wrote that people supporting the ongoing tensions don’t know the real meaning of a war. The statement issued by Soni can be read as:
“Anyone who thinks that war is desirable has no idea what it really means. Anyone who thinks a prolonged war with Pakistan is desirable is delusional. In just 3 days, so many civilians lost their lives. And then there are the nukes. We may think we are strong, and we are. But in such a war, no one wins except the player who’s watching from the stands while we blow each other up. There is someone out there who doesn’t want India to do well. If you are stupid enough to be played by that country then sadly you will get what you wanted. But first I urge you to go and fight on the front lines. Because you want war.”
What are your thoughts on Soni Razdan’s post demanding peace during the ongoing Indo-Pak tensions? Let us know.
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