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‘Dangal’ Girl Zaira Wasim Uploads An Open Apology After Being Trolled For Meeting J&K CM

byRachna Srivastava
16th January 2017
3 minute read

16-year-old ‘Dangal‘ girl, who plays the young Geeta Phogat in the Nitesh Tiwari directorial, Zaira Wasim, met with Jammu & Kashmir’s Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti. But little did she know, that she would face excessive backlash for the same.

After the picture of Zaira with the J&K CM went viral, the young Kashmiri girl took to social media to upload an apology post.

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The teenager faced tremendous flak and was trolled on social media for meeting the Minister.

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She was even projected as a role model for the Kashmiri youth, which in her apology she says she doesn’t wish to be.

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Here’s her full post:

This is an open confession/apology. I know that many people have been offended and displeased by my recent actions or by the people I have recently met.
I want to apologise to all those people who I’ve unintentionally hurt and I want them to know that I understand their sentiments behind it especially considering that what had happened over the past 6 months but I hope people can also understand there are certain circumstances that emerge which one cannot control and I hope people still remember that I’m a just a 16 year old girl and I hope you treat me accordingly. I’m sorry for what I did but it was not a deliberate decision and I really hope people can forgive me.
There are few more things which are very important and I want to clear them as well. The first and foremost thing is that I am being projected as a role model for Kashmiri Youth. I want to make it very clear that I do not want anyone to follow in my foot steps or even consider me as a role model. I’m not proud of what I’m doing and I want everyone, especially the Youth to know that there are real role models out there whether they be in this time or in our history.
To even consider me as a role model would be disgracing them and their disgrace would be OUR DISGRACE! I do not wish to start an argument here, this was a just a mere confession from my end which I really wanted people to know. May Allah bless us and guide us. ❤️

 

A sixteen-year-old trolled for meeting the CM of her state and it drove her to upload an apology. What, why? How does any of it make any sense?

As soon as she uploaded the apology, people came to her support and lauded her for her portrayal as young Geeta in the film.

1. Are people really forgetting that she’s just a teenager?

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2. We truly have.

 

3. #StandWithZaira has been trending on social media.

 

4. Exactly. How illogical is trolling the kid?

 

5. That’s the point. She didn’t do anything wrong. Did she?

 

6. People were appalled that she was made to apologise.

People have become this intolerant that a kid is scarred in such a way. Our faith in humanity is dwindling. Really!

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