28 July,2026 09:14 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Vishal Dadlani. Pic via Instagram
Singer Vishal Dadlani recently took to Instagram to slam the people who are criticising the Gen Z protests. For the unversed, after the student protests across the country ended, many have been criticising the protestors over thier language, social media posts and posters used during the protests. Singer Vishal Dadlani has now come to the defence of the protestors.
Taking to Instagram on July 28, Vishal posted a note that read, "Bad Language!? You beat kids in the street. Pelted rocks at them, and blamed them! SHOT at them. Tear-gassed them. Pellet-gunned their fkn faces. YOUR bhaade-ke-goons are going around threatening and beating them even now! You earned the gaalis, my "fraand"."
Vishal did not just stop there. In the caption, he also called out the alleged "paid story-campaigns and influencer campaigns" against the Gen Zs. He wrote, "Oh, andâ¦.Running paid story-campaigns and influencer campaigns only makes you look more pathetic," followed by a laughing emoji.
Notably, Vishal's statement comes after many, including BJP MP and actress Kangana Ranaut, criticised the protestors. Talking to Instagram stories, Kangana called out the language and Instagram posts by the protesters during the protests at Jantar Mantar and other parts of the country, using words like "puke-inducing."
She wrote, "Never in my life have I seen so much ugliness in one place. These reels from Gen Z protests are puke-inducing. The way they speak and the kind of language they are using... never in my life have I seen everything in each and every frame so jarring and so crass all at once."
She further wrote, "India is a place of diversely beautiful people, draped in elegance and rooted in cultural sophistication. You call yourself cockroaches and look/behave like them as well. There is no paradox or juxtaposition there, just simply subjecting the world to your filth, garbage and ugliness. I am scarred from these reels. I need some healing, digital detox."
"I call them Generation Gutter. Some of them have nothing to offer to the system. They are not good at studies. They are so ugly and corrupt that they can't even be homemakers," she added.
Kangana's comments have attracted widespread criticism, with many condemning her choice of words. Meanwhile, many even reminded her of the violence that the protestors faced during the demonstrations.
