Appeal everyone to maintain peace, brotherhood: Ajay Devgn tweets on JNU violence 

"I have always maintained that we should wait for proper facts to emerge. I appeal to everyone- let us further the spirit of peace and brotherhood, not derail it either consciously or carelessly #JNUViolence," the actor tweeted.

Meanwhile, the Delhi Police on Friday released pictures of nine suspects who were involved in the recent violence that hit  Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in New Delhi on Sunday.

The police named JNU Students' Union (JNUSU) president Aishe Ghosh in the list of the accused persons in the case.

Smriti Irani slams Deepika:

Meanwhile, becoming the first major Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader to hit out at Bollywood superstar Deepika Padukone for her visit to violence-marred JNU, Union Minister Smriti Irani on Friday said the actress made her political affiliation and her support to Congress known in 2011.

 Speaking at an event, Irani, who is one of the BJP's 303 Lok Sabha MPs, said, "I think I would rather know what her political affiliations and than not know. I think that anybody who has read the news knew where you are going to stand, knew that you are going to stand with people who wanted the destruction of India, knew that you are standing people who celebrate every time a CRPF jawan is killed...." (sic)

 "I can't deny her the right that she will stand with the people who will beat up other girls who don't see eye-to-eye ideologically in private parts... She actually made her political affiliations known in 2011 that she supports the Congress party...." she added. (sic)

Irani was probably referring to a August 2010 interview where Padukone had said she wanted then Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi to become the Prime Minister as he was working for the youth.

 "I don't know much about politics. But Rahul Gandhi is a classic example for what he is doing for the young people. He is doing a lot for the country. And I think hopefully he will become the Prime Minister one day," she had said.

Deepika Padukone in JNU:

Deepika Padukone made a surprise visit to the JNU on Tuesday, two days after the university students including its union leader Aishe Ghosh were attacked by a large number of masked men.

The actress stood in the middle of the Leftist students amid the sloganeering, didn't say anything and later departed.

Of course she was spotted in a frame greeting Ghosh with folded hands.

Following Padukone's visit, several people on Twitter called for a boycott of the actress' film Chhapaak, which released today, with a hashtag #boycottchhapaak.

Also a section of Twitterati lauded Padukone supporting her with #IStandWithDeepika and #ISupportDeepika.
Bollywood and social media seem to be divided over the issue of her visit to JNU.