Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri deactivates Twitter account after getting threats

Ace filmmaker Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri is an avid social media user and often uses the medium to voice his opinions on important issues going around the nation. However, the filmmaker had to deactivate his Twitter account recently after he started getting death threats to stop the release of his upcoming movie, ‘The Kashmir Files’. Taking to his Instagram handle, Vivek penned a note sharing his ordeal while explaining the reason for deactivating his Twitter account and captioned it as ‘You can’t silence me.’ In the post, he stated, ‘A lot of people are wondering if my Twitter account is suspended. No, it’s not. I have deactivated it. Here is why: Since I started the campaign of #TheKashmirFiles, Twitter shadowbanned me. My followers dropped drastically and most of my followers couldn’t see any of my tweets. On top of that, my DM was filled with vulgar and threatening messages (by you know who). It’s not that I can’t handle such elements, but it seemed there were many Pakistani & Chinese bots.’ Calling the situation ‘mentally testing’, he further added, ‘However tough you may be, it’s mentally testing to be surrounded by such intense hate and threats for your family. For what? Making an honest film on the pain and sufferings of our Kashmiri brothers & sisters? Is that why they are rattled that the truth may come out? The ugly world of social media has given power to a lot of evil elements. And our silence gives them hope to succeed. TheKashmirFiles breaks that silence. Loud and clear.’ He concluded the note by extending his gratitude to all his fans and followers for their support. A while ago, it was reported that after his film ‘The Kashmir Files’ got screened in the US, the filmmaker started receiving death threats. But he didn’t pay attention. However, now suddenly the frequency of these threat calls and messages has reportedly been increased. Meanwhile, talking about ‘The Kashmir Files’, the film features a stellar cast of actors including Mithun Chakraborty, Anupam Kher, Darshan Kumaar, Pallavi Joshi, and Chinmay Mandlekar.

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