Originally posted by: coldbrew
PoK has always existed after the partition and India revoked Kashmir's autonomy and made that radical move only last year. Anyway, I think I get why PoK reference is offensive in an Indian political context but I was just amazed at how people were treating PoK like it's some godforsaken thing nothing should be compared with. PoK looks like a piece of heaven and has many beautiful valleys, etc. and is next to Switzerland in terms of beauty. I'll leave it at that too, no further comments on politics.
Back to the topic, I think the primary concern should have been KR getting intimidated and threatened by some thugs. But so many were making a huge brouhaha about what she referred to Mumbai as--which is HER city as much as it is anyone else's there. Do people never say things like "Oh God what has become of this city!!" when they are frustrated? That doesn't mean they are insulting the city and its residents. Also, shouldn't people be focusing on problematic collective behavior of people instead of what someone like KR is tweeting? What's with the obsession?
POK came into existence after 1948 war. Don’t want to get into the details nor do I want to engage on a debate about the Kashmir issue here . But what has POK being a heaven on the earth or whatever that got to do with India? For India it will always be a sensitive matter, a piece of its land being occupied by another country.
@bold: She was defended by the same excuse when she said after URI attack - anyone who lectures about non-violence and peace at this time should be painted black, put on a donkey and slapped by everyone on the streets. She is a celebrity and the least she can do is control her tongue and not let it go around blurting out sensitive things. Where is the obsession? This is literally the first time several celebrities have spoken against her this comment.What do you want them to do if they got offended?
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