Bollywood star Deepika Padukone joins JNU university student protests
The 34-year-old Bollywood star Deepika Padukone, while in New Delhi promoting her new movie Chhapaak, joined the students of India's elite institution Jawaharlal Nehru University in protests against the suspected involvement of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in an attack on a recent student demonstration in JNU. Students and teachers were protesting against a hike in hostel charges when they were assaulted and broken up by masked armed men.
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