Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam, student activists and former research scholars from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), have been in judicial custody since 2020. On January 5, 2026, the Supreme Court of India denied bail to them, and this has received a mixed response from people on social media. While some are supporting Khalid and Imam, some feel that the SC's decision is perfect.
Television actress Devoleena Bhattacharjee took to X to slam people who are supporting Umar and Sharjeel. Quote retweeting an old video of Imam, she wrote, "Literally Bharat Gaddaro se bhare pade hai jo aise gaddaro k support mein khade hai. Insaan padh likh kar bhi apni radical soch aur parvarish ko nahi hara pata… (sic)." Check out the tweet below...
Netizens React To Devoleena Bhattacharjee's Tweet
Devoleena is married to Shanawaz Shaikh, who is a Muslim. So, while some netizens praised her for sharing her views on X, some trolled her.
A netizen tweeted, "Thanks and hats off for speaking ️ up! Which is quite unusual in film industry (sic)." Another X user wrote, "You are probably the only B town actress who has and will have the guts to speak on Hindu atrocities and Nationalism (sic)."
'Apna Terror Camps Sambhal': Devoleena Bhattacharjee SLAMS Pakistani User For Asking Her To Leave Muslim Husband Shanawaz ShaikhOne more netizen tweeted, "Waise apka husband ka nam kya 'Shahnawaz' se Ramesh ho gya kya? Toh fir aap chup hi raho (sic)." Check out the tweets below...
This is not the first time Devoleena has shared her opinion about social or political matters in the country. She has shared her views on social media earlier as well.
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Devoleena is famous for portraying the character of Gopi in the TV show, Saath Nibhaana Saathiya. She also participated in three seasons of Bigg Boss, season 13, season 14, and season 15.
The actress was last seen in the TV show, Chhathi Maiyya Ki Bitiya.
