Karnataka hijab controversy: Here's how celebrities reacted

Even as the Karnataka High Court special bench hears the hijab case on a daily basis, the controversy refuses to die down and is garnering attention globally with several influential personalities reacting to it. Here's a look at celebrities who voiced their opinion on the ongoing row.

Reacting to the ongoing hijab controversy, actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan took a swipe at BJP and said only one party was behind it and other parties did not consider it as an issue. Credit: PTI Photo

Legendary actor and former Rajya Sabha MP Shabana Azmi shared a picture of girls wearing a tricolour hijab on social media and wrote,

Reacting to a viral video, where a burqa-clad college student in Karnataka was surrounded by men wearing saffron shawls, actor Richa Chaddha called it a

Filmmaker Onir wrote on Twitter, “Divided We Fall .. That is what these RSS goons wants. Weaken us from within … this won’t be easy to heal . Wake up people ... STOP THIS VIRUS NOW.” Credit: AFP Photo

Actress Swara Bhasker, known to be vocal on serious issues, shared the aforementioned video and wrote, “Shameful state of affairs.” Credit: AFP Photo

National award winner Kangana Ranaut voiced her opinion via Instagram. She said,

Filmmaker Neeraj Ghaywan said that the incidents demand that

Veteran screenwriter-lyricist Javed Akhtar said he has never been a supporter of hijab or burqa but was deeply angered by those trying to