Karan Johar hits back at General Dyer's great granddaughter for her Jallianwala Bagh remark

IANS April 11, 2025 324 views

Filmmaker Karan Johar has passionately condemned Caroline Dyer's controversial comments about the Jallianwala Bagh massacre victims. In a strongly worded response, Johar accused her of showing complete disrespect to innocent people who were killed during a tragic historical event. He criticized her characterization of the victims as "looters" and demanded an immediate apology for her insensitive remarks. The incident highlights the ongoing sensitivity surrounding one of the most painful chapters in India's colonial history.

"Khoon khaulta hai jab maine woh video dekha" - Karan Johar
Karan Johar hits back at General Dyer's great granddaughter for her Jallianwala Bagh remark
Mumbai, April 11: Ace filmmaker Karan Johar reacted to General Dyer's great-granddaughter, Caroline Dyer's insensitive comment on victims of the horrific Jallianwala Bagh massacre.

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Karan Johar demands apology from Caroline Dyer

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Criticizes her remarks as insensitive and disrespectful

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Defends Jallianwala Bagh massacre victims

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Highlights historical significance of tragedy

Karan hit back at Caroline saying, "Not just as an Indian, not just as a humanitarian, but just like anyone who has even an aorta of empathy, and aorta of humanity within yourself- it will anger you. I don't want to mince my words, I don't want to be diplomatic in my answer, and certainly don't want to beat around the bush when I say- how ridiculous was she to say that and how dare she? She was calling those thousands of people looters? They were innocent people who conglomerated right there for what was meant to be the auspicious day of Baisakhi.

An angry Karan added, "What love can you have in your heart when your actions only speak of hate? And that fact that she is living in a la la land of her own, some delusion of her own and I don’t know her, haven’t met her and I don’t wish to meet her. The fact that she has even said those things, makes me so angry on a humanitarian level. Khoon khaulta hai jab maine woh video dekha (It boiled my blood to watch that video) with the fact that she has such disdain for one of the biggest genocides in the history of our nation and the world."

KJo even demanded an apology from Caroline saying, "The fact that she was disdainful of it makes me just angry and want to demand an apology even more."

A couple of days back, Caroline had remarked on the victims of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre. Calling them "Looter", she said that history is history and we’ve got to accept that. Defending her great-grandfather, she added, “General Dyer is a very honourable man and greatly liked by the Indian who spoke three or four Indian languages which very few people did.”

It must be noted here that April 14, 2025, will mark the 106th year of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.

Reader Comments

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Priya M.
Karan Johar speaking facts! 👏 It's about time someone called out this colonial apologist narrative. The audacity to call victims "looters" is beyond disgusting. #NeverForgetJallianwalaBagh
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Rahul K.
While I agree with KJo's sentiment, I wish he'd let historians handle this instead of making it about personal anger. The facts speak for themselves - no need for celebrity outrage.
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Sunita P.
My grandfather survived Jallianwala Bagh as a child. This woman's comments made me physically ill. Thank you Karan for speaking up! 🇮🇳
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Amit S.
"Honorable man"? Seriously? The British need to stop whitewashing their colonial crimes. Speaking Indian languages doesn't absolve murder. 🤦‍♂️
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Neha T.
I'm glad this is getting attention. We need proper education about colonial atrocities in schools. Many young Indians don't know the full extent of what happened.
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Vikram R.
The fact that she's doubling down instead of apologizing shows the colonial mindset is still alive. KJo's reaction was completely justified - sometimes diplomacy isn't needed.

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