Bollywood actress Swara Bhasker‘s X profile last week was suspended due to alleged copyright infringement stemming from her Republic Day posts. The actor has expressed strong disagreement with the decision, labeling it “ridiculous and untenable” and requesting a review and reversal of the suspension on her Instagram account.
Swara Bhasker contested her X account’s permanent suspension, arguing that the images in question, including one featuring a well-known protest slogan, do not violate copyright laws. She wrote, “Two images from two tweets have been marked as ‘copyright infringements’. Basis which my X account is locked / disabled, I can’t access it and permanent suspension has been approved by your teams. One with an orange background and text in Hindi Devnaagri script reading “Gandhi Hum Sharmindaa hain, Tere qaatil zinda hain” is a popular slogan of the progressive movement in India. There is no copyright violation. It is akin to urban modern folk idiom (sic).”
“The second image marked as a violation is an image of MY OWN child with her face concealed waving an Indian flag and with writing ‘HAPPY REPUBLIC DAY India’(sic).” She added.
Swara Bhasker further expressed her outrage, questioning the legitimacy of the copyright infringement claims. She asked, “How can this possibly be a copyright infringement ???? Who has a copyright on my child’s likeness??? Both of these complaints are ridiculous and untenable by any rational, logical and objective understanding of any legal definition of copyright (sic).”
Swara Bhasker urged X to conduct a thorough review of the situation, suspecting that the complaints may have been filed maliciously. She concluded, “If these tweets have been mass reported they are aimed to harass the user I.e. myself and are aimed at suppressing my freedom of speech and expression. Kindly review and reverse your decision (sic).”
Bhasker’s X account was reactivated on Sunday. She made the announcement saying “And we are back like a Bad Penny” she said, “Thank you everyone who helped!”
Many netizens showed their enthusiasm upon Bhasker’s announcement on the social media platform.
One user wrote “Hey Swara, Your X account suspension made a breaking news in mainstream media. I received notification on my Bing. I’m glad that you are back!”
At the same time, some showed their apathy. Another user wrote, “Still suspended from Bollywood”.
Swara Bhasker is known for speaking her mind and openly sharing her political views, which has often led to her facing backlash and hate. Following her recent marriage and motherhood, the actress has taken a break from the spotlight.
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