Dangal actor Zaira Wasim, seeks 'unconditional apology' from Nitish Kumar after hijab row

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has sparked controversy after he pulled down a woman's hijab at an event in Patna. The video spread like wildfire and drew backlash online. As the controversy snowballed, former actor Zaira Wasim took to X (formerly Twitter) and strongly opposed the incident.  

For the unversed, Zaira Wasim made her Bollywood debut with Aamir Khan's Dangal in 2016. She quit films three years later, in 2019.

Zaira Wasim,



who is sparsely active on Instagram and X, took to social media to share her thoughts on Nitish Kumar's hijab controversy. She wrote, "A woman’s dignity and modesty are not props to toy with. Least of all on a public stage. As a Muslim woman, watching another woman’s niqab being pulled at so casually, accompanied by that nonchalant smile, was so infuriating. Power does not grant permission to violate boundaries. @NitishKumar owes that woman an unconditional apology (sic)."