Deepika Padukone's JNU visit triggers boycott calls

Deepika Padukone drove down to Jawaharlal Nehru University to join a protest by students against the recent violence on campus on Tuesday evening, triggering a sharp reaction from some Bharatiya Janata Party leaders including one who suggested that people boycott her movies. Deepika Padukone’s surprise appearance at the JNU protest - it was the first by a Bollywood star at the campus - firmly kept the spotlight on the ongoing protest by JNU student leaders who had been assaulted by masked goons on Sunday evening.