Dangal
girl
from
Jammu
and
Kashmir
Zaira
Wasim,
who
gave
a
sparkling
performance
in
the
Aamir
Khan-starrer
record-breaking
movie,
took
to
social
media
on
Monday
to
post
an
apology
for
meeting
state
Chief
Minister
Mehbooba
Mufti.
After
receiving
accolade
from
the
film
industry
and
elsewhere,
the
16-year-old
met
Mehbooba
Mufti
on
Saturday,
who
enquired
about
her
education
and
interest
in
other
creative
fields
like
acting.
Zaira
Gets
Trolled
However,
the
Srinagar-based
Zaira
was
trolled
on
social
media
when
photos
from
the
meeting
emerged.
She
took
to
social
media
on
Monday
to
apologise
for
hurting
the
sentiments
of
fellow
Kashmiris.
Zaira's
Open
Letter
"This
is
an
open
confession/apology.
I
know
that
many
people
have
been
offended
and
displeased
by
my
recent
actions
or
by
the
people
I
have
recently
met."
'I
Want
To
Apologise'
"I
want
to
apologise
to
all
those
people
who
I've
unintentionally
hurt
and
I
want
them
to
know
that
I
understand
their
sentiments
behind
it
especially
considering
that
what
had
happened
over
the
past
6
months."
'I
Am
Just
A
16
Year
Old
Girl'
"But
I
hope
people
can
also
understand
there
are
certain
circumstances
that
emerge
which
one
cannot
control
and
I
hope
people
still
remember
that
I'm
a
just
a
16
year
old
girl
and
I
hope
you
treat
me
accordingly."
'I
Hope
People
Can
Forgive
Me'
"I'm
sorry
for
what
I
did
but
it
was
not
a
deliberate
decision
and
I
really
hope
people
can
forgive
me.
There
are
few
more
things
which
are
very
important
and
I
want
to
clear
them
as
well."
'I
Don't
Want
Anyone
To
Follow
My
Footsteps'
"The
first
and
foremost
thing
is
that
I
am
being
projected
as
a
role
model
for
Kashmiri
Youth.
I
want
to
make
it
very
clear
that
I
do
not
want
anyone
to
follow
in
my
footsteps
or
even
consider
me
as
a
role
model.
I'm
not
proud
of
what
I'm
doing
and
I
want
everyone,
especially
the
Youth
to
know
that
there
are
real
role
models
out
there
whether
they
be
in
this
time
or
in
our
history."
Zaira
Concludes..
"To
even
consider
me
as
a
role
model
would
be
disgracing
them
and
their
disgrace
would
be
OUR
DISGRACE!
I
do
not
wish
to
start
an
argument
here,
this
was
a
just
a
mere
confession
from
my
end
which
I
really
wanted
people
to
know.
May
Allah
bless
us
and
guide
us."
Former
Jammu
and
Kashmir
Chief
Minister
Omar
Abdullah
wrote
in
support
of
Zaira
and
tweeted,
"A
16
year
old
shouldn't
be
forced
to
apologise
&
that
too
allegedly
for
meeting
Mehbooba
Mufti.
What
are
we
coming
to!!!!!"
"I've
a
problem
with
Mehbooba
Mufti
trying
to
usurp
other
peoples
success
to
cover
up
her
own
failures
but
why
punish/troll
people
she
meets?"
Kashmir
has
been
in
a
state
of
unrest
since
the
July
8
killing
of
a
militant
commander
Burhan
Wani.
His
death
sparked
anti-India
protests
in
the
Valley,
leading
to
a
curfew
being
imposed
in
the
region
for
almost
two
months.