Kamal Haasan on heckling of CRPF jawans in Kashmir: Shame on those who dare touch my soldiers

"Shame on those who dare touch my soldiers." That's what Kollywood legend Kamal Haasan said today about an attack on Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel returning from a polling station in Srinagar's Budgam earlier this week.

In a tweet, the outspoken actor said the CRPF had set a "fine" example, and explained what he thought the "height of valour" was.

Here's his message.

Integrrate into India . Shame onthose who dare touch my soldiers. Height of valour is nonviolence. CRPF has set a fine example- Kamal Haasan (@ikamalhaasan) April 14, 2017

Kamal Hassan's remarks came on a day when actor Anupam Kher posted a Twitter video in which he said it was time to "get together" and expose "not only these fringe elements, these terrorist-loving people, but also those people who do not comment when something like this happens."

As a peace loving person I may applaud our soldiers for their restraint. But I still want to say, "Don't take panga with our soldiers."???? pic.twitter.com/VN0nH0AqDx- Anupam Kher (@AnupamPkher) April 14, 2017

Videos of the attacks show jawans being hit on the head, having their helmets taken off, and greeted with cries of "Go India, Go Back." But all this fails to provoke the soldiers.

Later, the same group of jawans had to take positions and fire 30 mortar shells to disperse the crowd.

CRPF DIG Sanjay Kumar plans to identify the jawans and "recommend them for an award for showing restraint."

(Inputs from Kamaljit Kaur Sandhu)

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