Actor Rochelle Rao has taken to social media to pen a strong-worded note over being trolled and silenced after voicing her support amid the ongoing protests. Notably, several celebrities have expressed their support and have been silenced on social media, with posts being taken down. In her note, Rochelle reflected on her family and ancestors, adding that it was a legacy they left behind for her.

Rochelle Rao slams trolls

Taking to Instagram stories, the actor wrote, "I've lost 3000 followers since the start of the most recent protests; I have family members asking me to keep quiet, but I just keep thinking of my great grandfather Sir.M.Venkatasubba Rao The first Indian to be appointed 'puisne judge of the Madras High Court' (he used to sneak into the high court to handle cases his British counterpart deemed unworthy or when he was on vacation, he bore insults and racial slurs throughout his career but never gave up, the trees he planted to mark our independence still stand in our homes) and his wife 'Lady Andal' one of the first feminists of Tamil Nadu, highly educated and respected she was a symbol of the independence movement for the women of Chennai!" (sic)