Celebrities Slam the TV Coverage of Actor Sridevi’s Demise

The hashtag #LetHerRestInPeace trends after Twitterati calls out the media coverage of actor Sridevi’s demise.

The media coverage of the demise of the legendary Indian actor, Sridevi, is inviting harsh criticism from the film industry. The news of the actor’s death came as a shock to the entire country as it was reported earlier that the actor passed away due to a cardiac arrest. After further investigation and a post mortem, UAE government’s forensic report declared that the cause of death was ‘accidental drowning’. This led various TV news channels to “recreate” the last few minutes of Sridevi’s life in her hotel room’s bathtub. Further ridiculing her demise, one reporter from a regional news channel even got into his own bathtub to “question” her accidental drowning. Various members of the film fraternity raised their voices against this travesty.

.. and finally as #Sridevi takes her last journey tomorrow from her home to the cremation ground , all the ugliness created by speculators will be burnt to ashes too. One day we will look back ourselves and ask, why are we so ghoulish? Were these really fans that loved her?

— Shekhar Kapur (@shekharkapur) February 27, 2018

It’s a bloody circus. Some of the TV channels have dug new lows for themselves.

Let’s give #Sridevi Ji & her family the dignity & respect they deserve.
#LetHerRestInPeace #SrideviForever#NewsKiMaut

— Riteish Deshmukh (@Riteishd) February 28, 2018

This is not the time to analyze the reasons or belittle her passing away. Let us instead resolve to bestow on her the dignity of death & show her the respect she deserves. We owe it to her.

— Hema Malini (@dreamgirlhema) February 27, 2018

Please 🙏🏼 #letherrestinpeace pic.twitter.com/85EyvLyFGq

— taapsee pannu (@taapsee) February 27, 2018

Both @TimesNow & @republic - pieces of shit are now rationalising their #Sridevi coverage - saying that public needed to know how she died and that's why they were probing. They were doing it for us!

— Atul Khatri (@one_by_two) February 27, 2018

Stop perceptions! Making someone’s death a mockery. Please let the departed soul rest in peace 🙏 #LetHerRestInPeace #LetsBeHuman

— Mehreen Pirzada (@Mehreenpirzada) February 27, 2018

Dear Indian news channels, show a little tact. Parasites. #Sridevi

— Vir Das (@thevirdas) February 26, 2018

The body of work she has left behind is incomparable with few actors in Indian cinematic history. She attained a pinnacle of glory truly destined for people who belong with the Gods. Let's not trivialize her memory by tarnishing a true legend. #LetHerRestinPeace pic.twitter.com/yIO3LQUilO

— Rana Daggubati (@RanaDaggubati) February 27, 2018

Guys, seriously. Stop the speculations and grotesque rumours. #LetHerRestInPeace 🙏🏻 pic.twitter.com/YQ7aUhkK5Q

— Kajal Aggarwal (@MsKajalAggarwal) February 27, 2018

Please just #LetHerRestInPeace 🙏🏼 pic.twitter.com/ovyryGcjma

— Sumanth (@iSumanth) February 27, 2018

My Humble request to the media , social platform content providers , and people at large. There is a lot of wrong speculation going on . I request each and every one to respect the dead. Thank you ! #LetHerRestInPeace pic.twitter.com/nZkPYjhT1Q

— Allu Arjun (@alluarjun) February 27, 2018

I feel sad that some sections of social media are still making speculations about the demise of #Sridevi which are baseless and irresponsible. I appeal to all to respect sensibilities and just #LetHerRestInPeace pic.twitter.com/KwnNZ80189

— Rajat Sharma (@RajatSharmaLive) February 27, 2018

#LetHerRestInPeace... Trolled when Alive... Speculated when Dead... We have already come in to terms with a Celebrity's Life becoming a mockery now we are learning to come in to terms with Death also becoming one... Painful. pic.twitter.com/X9futxWXen

— Vamshi Paidipally (@directorvamshi) February 27, 2018