Deepika Padukone left her fan clubs and the national capital buzzing on Tuesday evening when she decided to drop in on the students at the Jawaharlal Nehru University. The university saw an attack by several masked goons on Sunday night, which apparently followed a student clash.

Deepika visited JNU around 7.45 pm and stayed on campus for about 10 minutes. The actress left without saying anything.

The masked goons, armed with sticks and sledgehammers, barged in through the university main gate on Sunday night and not only destroyed university property, but also injured students and faculty members. JNU Students Union President Aishe Ghosh's video of a bleeding head and the photo of professor Sucharita Sen's bandaged head sent shockwaves through social media on Sunday night.

Many Bollywood celebrities took to social media to support the students, with Deepika joining the fray tonight. The actress, who is in Delhi to promote her upcoming film Chhapaak, was in all-black - also a symbol of solidarity with the students - while visiting the university. Chants of 'azadi' are said to have welcomed the Padmaavat actress to the university.

Photos of the actress at the Jawaharlal Nehru University were widely shared on Twitter this evening.

Deepika Padukone at JNU in solidarity with the students. There's a reason why we call her THE Queen of Bollywood. A class apart! pic.twitter.com/d77a9oIEin pri (@filmesthete) January 7, 2020

Deepika Padukone at JNU. Near Sabarmati Hostel which was attacked on Sunday #JNUAttack pic.twitter.com/Wbem55bJgD Zeba Warsi (@Zebaism) January 7, 2020

After news of Deepika's visit to JNU broke and photos went viral on Twitter, BJP's Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga called for a boycott of her films. "RT if you will boycott movies of Deepika Padukone for her support to #TukdeTukdeGang and Afzal Gang," wrote Bagga.

RT if you will Boycott Movies of @deepikapadukone for her Support to #TukdeTukdeGang and Afzal Gang pic.twitter.com/LN5rpwjDmT Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga (@TajinderBagga) January 7, 2020

On Monday, Bollywood celebrities including Taapsee Pannu, Anurag Kashyap, Zoya Akhtar, Vishal Bhardwaj, Anubhav Sinha, Richa Chadha and Ali Fazal, among others, participated in a protest held in Mumbai to condemn the JNU attack. The protest was held at the Gateway of India.

Earlier today, Hindu Raksha Dal's Pinky Chaudhary claimed responsibility for the JNU attack on Sunday night.

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