India lives with shame, tweets Bollywood, civil society over gangrape victim's death

Mumbai/New Delhi: Bollywood personalities today tweeted to express their anguish and outrage over the passing away of the 23-year-old Delhi gangrape victim in a Singapore hospital.Bollywood star Shahrukh Khan:(1) We couldn't save u but wot a big voice u have, u brave little girl.That voice is telling us that rape is not an aberration,not a mistake (2) Rape embodies sexuality as our culture & society has defined it. i am so sorry that i am a part of this society and culture.Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan tweeted: " 'Amanat', 'Damini' just a name now .. her body has passed away, but her soul shall shall forever stir our hearts !!!" Adman Suhel Seth tweeted: " If in her death, she can leave behind a lesson for men how to behave and how to repsect wome, hers would eb the real victory. In a real sense, India has died a thousand deaths. In her death , she lives , India lives with shame. " VJ Sophie Chaudhary tweeted; "Her plight made the nation rise up & address an issue that's bn ignored too long!She must not become anothr statistic!Kp the momentum alive" Actor Shabana Azmi : "- And SHE PASSES AWAY in S'pore RIP. Our impotence stares us in the face.May SHE become the wakeup call our country needs. We must soulsearch"Shabana Azmi: Violence against women has the tacit and overt approval of society. ONE BILLION RISING is a worldwide movement against this.Mahesh Bhatt tweets: Life will grind you into dust anyway,whether or not you speak. So speak! Shed your silence! J&K CM Omar Abdullah: "RestinPeace brave one" Bollywood songwriter Javed Akhtar: "She died and not only the govt and the police but the whole society you me and every one is standing in the docks . " Bengali writer Taslima Nasreen: "Was she sent to Singapore to die in a distant place? But ppl don't need to carry her dead body in procession, they have her story. " Actor Dia Mirza: "RIP dear one. I feel like a part of me died today. " Kingfisher owner Vijay Mallya: "V don't know you.V don't know your name. The only thing v know is that u were one of us. U suffered beyond imagination. We pray that you RIP" Congress MP and industrialist Naveen Jindal: "Really Sad that thé brave heart Damini has died in Singapore , She fought bravely till thé last . RIP . Her death will not go in vain . " Ambassador Nirupama Rao: "Death Be Not Proud...One short sleep past,we wake eternally,&death shall be no more; death, thou shalt die." RIP our brave little sister. " Minister Shashi tharoor: @ShashiTharoor: " Deeply saddened by the passing of our brave sister in Singapore. She waged a courageous battle for life&galvanized a cause that will not die" Bollywood film maker Farhan Akhtar: "numb .All political parties unwilling to take action against their own members who have insulted and degraded women with sexist comments. "Question is if they can't keep their house clean, how can we expect them to clean society?" Civil Society activist Kiran Bedi: "Every police person/formation must hold a prayer & apologize to people of india for collective failure to combat crimes against women! " Actor Manoj Bajpayee: "With her death this country died many deaths!may she rest in peace !very depressing moment for the entire country"AAP activist Manish Sisodia; "Minimum tribute to this brave girl: 2. from society- Each one of us resolve to fight against the animal within our heart and near us. Minimum tribute to this brave girl: 1. from a Country - A law to ensure ' quick and certain punishment' in each case of rape in India. Damini! Tum mar nahi sakti. Tumne desh ko jagaya hai. Tum karodon logon ke dilon men zinda rahogi."Sanjay Dutt ‏@duttsanjayWoke up in the morning with this heart breaking news. Anger empathy and awakening, this is what the brave heart girl has left us with.Ishant Sharma ‏@ImIshantIf dey can send Victim to Singapore fr better Treatment. I suggest dey shd send Accused to saudi arabia for better Justice! Paste and spread Strict Punishment 4 Rapists,their death shud not B so easy.Make thm feel D pain of tht Girl,so tht it should not repeat again ever in futureYou left us. But your soul will always be there inside every heart. God plz tc of her. #Damini #BraveheartGirlJuhi Chawla ‏@iam_juhiA heartbreaking death has occurred. Hope the sacrifice doesn't go in vain and that an awakened era has begun. RIP #DelhiRapeVictim