Intellectuals have ‘selective memory’: Sonal Mansingh on celebrities’ ‘intolerance’ letter to PM Modi

Jul 26, 2019

New Delhi, July 26 (ANI): Bollywood artists including Kangana Ranaut, Vivek Agnihotri and Madhur Bhandarkar have written counter letter after group of celebrities wrote letter to PM Modi over ‘rising’ incidents of mob violence incidents. Sonal Mansingh is also among signatories who wrote counter ‘intolerance’ letter. While speaking to ANI on this matter, classical dancer and nominated Member of Parliament (MP) in Rajya Sabha, Sonal Mansingh said, “The problem of intellectuals is that they have very ‘selective memory’. We are short-sighted people are they are quite intelligent. Such incidents are not happening for the first time. Those intellectuals should stop writing such things and what they are portraying is not an honest picture.” “The kind of image they are trying to showcase is not acceptable,” Mansingh added. Letter penned by celebrities is against 'selective outrage and false narratives'.