Actress Priyanka Chopra was criticised on social media after an episode of Quantico, an American television series which she stars, portrayed 'Indian nationalists' bombing Manhattan and pinning the blame on Pakistan. The episode features an MIT professor, who comes into possession of Uranium, and plans to destabilise the upcoming India-Pakistan summit.
"This is how Priyanka Chopra repays us for making her top Bollywood star- by not protesting against Hindus being shown as terrorists in serial Quantico starring her in lead role. Shame on you #PriyankaChopra #BoycottSamsung until they remove her from brand ambassador post," wrote on Twitter user.
This is how Priyanka Chopra repays us for making her top Bollywood star- by not protesting against Hindus being shown as terrorists in serial Quantico starring her in lead role. Shame on you #PriyankaChopra #BoycottSamsung until they remove her from brand ambassador post
— Rosy (@rose_k01) June 6, 2018
"Hey @priyankachopra , the love, adulation and fame that you got from us Indians is a significant reason that today you are on world stage. And you, the “Desi Girl” ,played along calmly portraying Indians as terrorists in your show Quantico #Respect ," wrote another.
Hey @priyankachopra , the love, adulation and fame that you got from us Indians is a significant reason that today you are on world stage. And you, the “Desi Girl” ,played along calmly portraying Indians as terrorists in your show Quantico #Respect 🙏🏻
— The-Lying-Lama (@KyaUkhaadLega) June 5, 2018
ABC network had earlier decided to drop Quantico. Quantico features Priyanka as FBI recruit framed for a bombing attack. Quantico's current season, which premiered last month, will continue to air through mid-July, reported Variety. Three episodes into its third season, Quantico was averaging a 0.5 rating in the 18-49 demo and 2.3 million total viewers, according to Nielsen live-plus-same day numbers.