Swara Bhasker, Prakash Raj, Renuka Shahane respond to Muzaffarnagar teacher's actions: The darkest side of HUMANITY we are getting into

Swara Bhasker, Renuka Shahane, and Prakash Raj have reacted after a teacher encouraged her student to slap a classmate. The Uttar Pradesh Police have started an investigation into the matter. A video of the incident has also emerged online.

Hyderabad: Actors Swara Bhasker, Renuka Shahane, and Prakash Raj among others, have responded to the Muzaffarnagar incident in which a private school instructor is accused of ordering a few young children to slap a classmate. The teacher allegedly also stated that students of a particular faith whose parents do not prioritize their education should be taught a lesson.

Reacting to the incident, Swara Bhasker took to X, formerly known as Twitter, and wrote, "Dear ‘shocked’ fellow Hindu, If you have voted for BJP, tried to be ‘objective’ or ‘neutral’ in the face of rank bigotry and hate, claimed to see ‘both sides’, remained silent in the face of all that has happened in the last decade.. then take your shock and stuff it up some place in the rear. You don’t get to virtue signal today! #ArrestTriptaTyagi #ArrestTriptaTayagi (sic)."

• Dear ‘shocked’ fellow Hindu,
  If you have voted for BJP, tried to be ‘objective’ or ‘neutral’ in the face of rank bigotry and hate, claimed to see ‘both sides’, remained silent in the face of all that has happened in the last decade.. then take your shock and stuff it uP some…

  — Swara Bhasker (@ReallySwara) August 25, 2023 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="

  Dear ‘shocked’ fellow Hindu,
  If you have voted for BJP, tried to be ‘objective’ or ‘neutral’ in the face of rank bigotry and hate, claimed to see ‘both sides’, remained silent in the face of all that has happened in the last decade.. then take your shock and stuff it uP some…

  — Swara Bhasker (@ReallySwara) August 25, 2023

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  Dear ‘shocked’ fellow Hindu,
  If you have voted for BJP, tried to be ‘objective’ or ‘neutral’ in the face of rank bigotry and hate, claimed to see ‘both sides’, remained silent in the face of all that has happened in the last decade.. then take your shock and stuff it uP some…

  — Swara Bhasker (@ReallySwara) August 25, 2023

Renuka Shahane also posted on X and wrote, "That vile teacher should be behind bars! Instead, she might just get a national teacher's award for promoting national integration! Kafkaesque!! Cry, my beloved country (and attached a crying face emoji) (sic)."

• That vile teacher should be behind bars! Instead, she might just get a national teacher's award for promoting national integration! Kafkaesque!! Cry, my beloved country 😢

  — Renuka Shahane (@renukash) August 25, 2023 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="

  That vile teacher should be behind bars! Instead, she might just get a national teacher's award for promoting national integration! Kafkaesque!! Cry, my beloved country 😢

  — Renuka Shahane (@renukash) August 25, 2023

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  That vile teacher should be behind bars! Instead, she might just get a national teacher's award for promoting national integration! Kafkaesque!! Cry, my beloved country 😢

  — Renuka Shahane (@renukash) August 25, 2023

Prakash Raj shared a photo collage and wrote, "The darkest side of HUMANITY we are getting into. Aren't you worried #justasking."

• The darkest side of HUMANITY we are getting into.. arent you worried #justasking pic.twitter.com/i5ilnujEmo

  — Prakash Raj (@prakashraaj) August 25, 2023 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="

  The darkest side of HUMANITY we are getting into.. arent you worried #justasking pic.twitter.com/i5ilnujEmo

  — Prakash Raj (@prakashraaj) August 25, 2023

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  The darkest side of HUMANITY we are getting into.. arent you worried #justasking pic.twitter.com/i5ilnujEmo

  — Prakash Raj (@prakashraaj) August 25, 2023

The Uttar Pradesh police said on Friday that an investigation has been started. A 39-second video clip of the incident recently surfaced online. According to the officials, the incident happened in a school run from a private residence in Khubbapur village. Officials familiar with the matter have identified the teacher as Tripta Tyagi. In the video, she is allegedly seen sitting on her chair and prompting children in her class to slap a boy for not learning multiplication tables.

Priyank Kanoongo, the chairperson of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), asked that the video of the child not be made public. He wrote on X, "In Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar, the incident of a teacher getting a child beaten up by other children in the class has been reported. Taking cognizance, instructions are being issued for action, everyone is requested not to share the video of the child, give information about such incidents by email, do not become a part of the crime by revealing the identity of the children."