Vismaya Mohanlal Faces Backlash Over Support for Student Protest

Actress Vismaya Mohanlal, daughter of superstar Mohanlal, is facing cyber backlash after she expressed support for the ongoing students protest in New Delhi by sharing an Instagram story criticising the police action against demonstrators.

Vismaya shared on Instagram, a post that questioned the use of tear gas, lathi charge, road blockades, metro station closures, heavy barricading and internet suspension during the agitation against the NEET question paper leak and demanding the resignation of Unoin Education Minister Dharmendra



Pradhan.

Soon after the post was shared, several social media accounts targeted the actor with alleged objectionable comments on her Facebook page. 

Further, many questioned her decision to speak on a political issue before the release of her debut film, while others accused her of selectively raising issues.

Some users also referred to the controversy surrounding director Prithviraj Sukumaran's directorial venture "Empuraan", the Pahalgam terror attack and called for a boycott of her debut film "Thudakkam", directed by Jude Anthany Joseph.