4 days ago
Shabana Azmi Recalls Students’ Concern During Protest Beatings
Shabana Azmi spoke about a protest involving students.
She said the students worried about her while she was being beaten.
Azmi and Javed Akhtar wrote a letter to India’s prime minister.
They asked the prime minister to listen to the students.
They also asked for a conversation with them.
The couple said they would keep the matter away from the press.
They expected a reply within two days.
When no reply came for many days, Azmi went to Delhi to visit the protest site.
Shabana Azmi said protesting students were concerned about her while she was being beaten.
Azmi and her husband, lyricist-writer Javed Akhtar, wrote to the Prime Minister of India.
Their letter asked the prime minister to listen to the students and speak with them.
The couple said they would not approach the press and were writing directly to the prime minister.
After receiving no response for many days, Azmi traveled to Delhi to visit the protest venue.
- Who
- Actor Shabana Azmi, lyricist-writer Javed Akhtar, protesting students, and the Prime Minister of India.
- What
- Azmi described the students’ concern during her beating and her efforts, with Akhtar, to have the prime minister hear the protesters.
- Where
- The letter was sent to the Prime Minister of India, and Azmi later visited the protest venue in Delhi.
- When
- Azmi said the prime minister was expected to reply within two days, but many days passed without a response.
- Why
- Azmi and Akhtar wanted the prime minister to listen to the students and hold a conversation with them.
Key facts
- Person speaking
- Shabana Azmi
- Letter co-signer
- Javed Akhtar
- Recipient
- The Prime Minister of India
- Request
- Listen to the protesting students and speak with them
- Expected response
- A reply within two days
- Follow-up
- Azmi went to Delhi after many days without a response
Quotes
Shabana Azmi
Indian actor who described writing to the Prime Minister about the protesting students
“We appealed in the letter to the PM to just listen to what they are saying. Have a conversation with them. We said we will not go to the press. Hence, we are writing to you.”
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