Overview
- Vismaya Mohanlal reposted a message critical of the Delhi Police response to student demonstrations earlier this week and was quickly hit by a wave of abusive comments on social media.
- Most of the hostile traffic has concentrated on Facebook, while Instagram saw a stronger mix of support and fewer abusive messages.
- Several other Malayalam film personalities who voiced solidarity with Jantar Mantar protesters, including Tovino Thomas and Parvathy Thiruvothu, have faced trolling, personal attacks, and boycott calls.
- Online attackers have explicitly linked criticism to commercial threats by calling for boycotts of film releases and dragging family reputations into the abuse.
- The surge of targeted harassment follows heavy police measures at the protests and public partisan remarks, and it raises questions about free expression, platform dynamics, and financial risk for entertainers.