Zaira threatened, ‘IS will kill you’

‘Dangal’ girl Union Sports Minister on twitter

SHABIR AHMAD

SRINAGAR: While as Dangal actress Zaira Wasim confronted Sports Union Minister Vijay Goel's on twitter and at the same time she was threatened on Friday that Islamic (IS) will kill her.
Her effigy was burned in old Srinagar and police has launched an investigation.
Zaira Wasim has landed in controversy following her meet with Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti earlier this month. She has extended apology and at the same time, whole of the Kashmir has expressed support to her.
The 16-year-old Zaira first posted an apology for "offending" and "unintentionally hurting" people after her meeting with Mehbooba kicked up a row and trolled online but later deleted the post. She then posted again, this time asking everyone not to blow the issue out of proportion but deleted this post too.
Reports said soon after Friday prayers, scores of youth, waving Pakistani flags, with their faces covered burnt the effigy of Zaira and raised slogans against her in Nowhatta and some other areas of old Srinagar.
Reports added that the poster, which were carried by the masked youth had ominous warning for Zaira: “Justice with you. IS to kill you.”
Though, police chased the protesters, however no one was arrested. “ We have registered a case,” police said adding that video footage of the incident is being securitized .
It needs to be mentioned here that, earlier on Friday, Dangal actress Zaira Wasim has rejected Sports Minister Vijay Goel's comparison of a burkha clad woman's painting to her, saying she should not be connected with such a "discourteous depiction". Goel in a tweet had posted a painting from an exhibition which was a portrait of a woman in burkha and he wrote, "This painting tells a story similar to @zairawasim. Our girls are breaking out from cages and moving ahead. More power to our daughters!"
Reacting to Goel's post, the Kashmir teen today tweeted, "@VijayGoelBJP Sir, with all respect to you, I feel I must disagree. I request you not to connect me to such a discourteous depiction.
She further posted that women in "hijab are beautiful and free"."@VijayGoelBJP Moreover, the story depicted through this painting is not even remotely relevant to mine." Goel was quick to defend his tweet and in his reply to Zaira, he wrote, "You have interpreted wrong. I appreciated your work and stated that evil and patriarchal notions must be discouraged.
He added, "I'm afraid you still haven't understood. But I wish you all the very best and appreciate your work. Hope to meet & interact too."