Actress Akanksha Puri alleged she was offered money, flight tickets and hotel accommodation to support the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) protest at Jantar Mantar and post promotional reels. She said she refused the offer, urging genuine support for protesting students instead of using their movement for marketing, while condemning the alleged exploitation of their cause.
Mumbai: Actress Akansha Puri has alleged that she was offered money, flight tickets and hotel accommodation to join and support the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) protest at Jantar Mantar, claiming she was also asked to post reels about it.
Speaking to ANI, Puri said she refused the offers and asserted that students participating in the protest should be supported genuinely, adding that their cause should not be treated as a marketing opportunity.
"I was offered money to support the CJP and Jantar Mantar protest. They even offered me flight tickets to Jantar Mantar. I was asked to post reels. Many other creators received similar offers too. I refused. Students should be supported genuinely. It is not a marketing opportunity," she said.
Puri also urged politicians to extend genuine support to the protesting students and refrain from using their cause for promotion or marketing.
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