Praises are being heaped on a Kashmiri woman, Sunita Arora, for her daring act of chanting ‘Bharat Mata KI Jai’ at Lal Chowk on 15 August amid curfew. Cricketer Suresh Raina was among thousands of those who hailed the woman for her courage.
Her video shared on Facebook went viral and generated 3-million views, 92,000 shares and 13,000 comments.
“#Kashmiripandit lady chanting “Bharat mata ki jai” in Srinagar on #IndependenceDay! She is a brave heart! Salute! #Peace #Love #Safety,” wrote Raina on Twitter. He also shared the video of the woman.
“Incredible courage! Kashmiri Pandit lady Sunita Arora at Lalchowk in #Kashmir to chant pro-India slogans marking#IndependenceDayIndia,” wrote one Aditya Raj Kaul on Twitter.
“This needs to be shared widely direct from Lal Chowk Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir! #Salute #IndependenceDayIndia,” posted Rohit Choudhary @irohitchoudhary on Twitter. As per information provided on Twitter, Choudhary is a politician-cum-social activist and national president of Jammu Republic Party.
“Hats off to Sunita Arora ! Kashmir Lal Chowk resounds with her chants of Bharat Mata KiJai #VandeMataram #IndependenceDayIndia #SunitaArora,” wrote one Rosy @rose_k01.
Among the reactions to Choudhary’s tweet, some unsavory comments were exchanged between Indian and pro-Pakistan handlers.