Beef ban: Bollywood reacts on Twitter

Dadri lynching: Farhan Akhtar expresses outrage

Outraged over the lynching incident in Dadri, actor Farhan Akhtar said that the guilty should get strict punishment to send a strong message and that such kangaroo justice will not be allowed. In an emotionally-charged post on Facebook, the filmmaker-actor also decried the political circus over the killing of a 50-year-old man by a mob in his village after rumours that he and his family had consumed beef. "They (culprits) should be given the harshest punishment to send a message out that this sort of kangaroo justice will not be allowed in our nation. It's the aftermath with the routine insensitive quotes from politics leaders, some blatantly blaming the victims eating habits, others sheltering the accused, that have already started creating the blueprint for what is to follow. This is going to turn into a circus with all the usual suspects having a go at each other, trying to score PR points. The police sprung into action and have sent the meat from the dead victims house for Forensics!!! Need one say more about how twisted this is beginning to get," Farhan said, wrote Farhan.

Meanwhile, check out Rishi Kapoor's retort on the flak that he had received for his opinion on the beef ban...

Veteran actor Rishi Kapoor recently joined Twitter and going by his posts, looks like the actor is having a gala time on this social networking site. His tweets and posts often give us a peek into his humorous side. He recently posted this picture on Twitter and wrote, "My future. After all the bashing I have got and threats to boycott my films ab bas Ye hi reh gaya hai!" [sic] Apparently, Rishi is hinting towards the flak he received after his tweet regarding the newly imposed beef ban. Read on to know more about his Twitter outburst on the beef ban issue…

Rishi Kapoor is very fond of food and it seems like the actor has not taken the beef ban too positively. The actor took to micro-blogging site Twitter to express his outburst. Rishi tweeted, "I am angry. Why do you equate food with religion?? I am a beef eating Hindu. Does that mean I am less God fearing then a non eater? Think!!" [sic]

The actor further posted about his love for pork, "By the way I love my Pork Chops too like a lot of my muslim friends who have a likewise thinking Laugh when you equate food with religion." [sic]

Read on to know what Anushka Sharma, who recently turned vegetarian, has to say about the beef ban…

According to a report on Bollywoodlife.com, Anushka Sharma, who recently gave up meat for the love of animals, does not support the beef ban imposed in Maharashtra. Explaining her decision to turn vegetarian, Anushka had said that she became vegetarian because she is an animal lover, the report stated. The report quoted the actress giving another reason to turn vegetarian - when an animal is killed, there’s a lot of negative energy stored in it, and that she is feeling much calmer since she turned vegetarian. Expressing her views on the recent ban on beef, Anushka said that the beef ban doesn’t affect her as she is against killing animals, but it’s taking away someone’s food, the report concluded.

Read further to know how other celebrities reacted on the ban of slaughtering of cows...

There's been a hue and cry ever since the Maharashtra government announced a ban on the sale and possession of beef in the state, under the Maharashtra Animal Preservation (amendment) Act (MAPA), 1995, which received President Pranab Mukherjee’s nod too. While there was already a ban on the slaughter of cows, the Maharashtra government has gone a step further by putting a blanket ban on the slaughter of bulls, bullocks and calves also. Reportedly, the slaughter of female buffaloes and buffalo calves can continue but with the required permissions in place. The punishment for not following the beef ban will be non-bailable and the punishment will be five years in prison and a fine of Rs 10,000. This ban had also become a trending topic on micro-blogging site Twitter and celebrities are voicing their opinions too. Here's a look at what they have to say.

Raveena Tandon: @TandonRaveena
"My only take on beef issue that it should not be enforced, it should be optional... To eat or not to eat, is a personal choice."

Farhan Akhtar: @FarOutAkhtar
"So now in Maharashtra you can have a beef with someone, but you can't have beef with someone."

Ayushmann Khurrana: @ayushmannk
"Beef faal baad! #kaminey"

Vishal Dadlani: @VishalDadlani
"I'm vegetarian, so this #BeefBan doesnt affect me personally. But freedom of choice is important, in a country where more than 30% eat beef!"

Nimrat Kaur: @NimratOfficial
"No beef. Now no jokes on this please."

Aarti Chabria: @aartichabria
"#BeefBan? Well I don't eat beef anyway...But seriously???"

Uday Chopra: @udaychopra
"Beef gets banned...on the plus side, less red meat in our diet is a good thing...on the not so plus side...another step towards a theocratic state."

Vir Das: @thevirdas
"Dear Govt. With beef, let's ban teeth. We can live on vegetable smoothies and this way your politicians can't make hate speeches anymore :-)"

Shruti Seth: @SethShruti
"Hahahahahahaha "@theghantas: Our reaction when they banned beef in Maharashtra! #BeefBan"

Siddharth Mallya: @sidmallya
"So if I was to go to someone's house for dinner and they served me a steak, would I automatically become an accessory to the crime? #BeefBan"

Milap Zaveri: @zmilap
"I don't eat beef but I don't have any beef with beef! Then why the beep should we beep beef!?"

Pritish Nandy ‏@PritishNandy
"I am grieved about the number of people who will lose their jobs. But the #BeefBan will save thousands of animal lives. That is true."

Sumona Chakravarti ‏@sumona24
"..issues need to be tackled? Eg. Rape, poverty, corruption, infrastructure, etc, etc.. Seriously! #BeefBan #IndGovt"

Punit Malhotra ‏@punitdmalhotra
"So what's the deal with the #BeefBan ? Why has the esteemed gov done so? What's the logic?"

Gaurav Kapur ‏@gauravkapur "A friend has invited me for a Sunday Roast lunch. I will be taking some wine and 2 FIRs. #BeefBan"

Krishna DK @krishdk
"But for the record #BeefBan is still an infringement on freedom regardless of whether it affects you or not."  

Shirish Kunder ‏@ShirishKunder
"Do not be surprised if the cows are given voting rights in the next election. #BeefBan"

Anubhav Sinha ‏@anubhavsinha
'"Re Meat na mila re mann ka" Song from Abhiman in a different light today. #BeefBan'

Onir ‏@IamOnir
"Seems like the "democratic" constitution of India does not guarantee diversity . #BeefBan is a sad reflection of that"


Disclaimer: All tweets are taken from Twitter and written as is.