Actor Sushant Singh Rajput dropped his surname on social media platform Twitter as a mark of protest against activists of Rajput organisation Shree Rajput Karni Sena, who misbehaved with the crew of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s upcoming film Padmavati and vandalised the set. On being reached for a comment, Sushant explained why he dropped his surname from his Twitter account. https://t.co/ixzyhjflLu — Sushant (@itsSSR) January 28, 2017On Sunday, he tweeted:There is no religion or cast bigger than humanityand Love & compassion makes us human. — Sushant (@itsSSR) January 29, 2017He even replied to Twitter users:I've not changed my surname idiot. https://t.co/sOyhiM8zgQ — Sushant (@itsSSR) January 29, 2017Padmavati features actors Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone and Shahid Kapoor in the lead.

Source: Hindustan Times January 29, 2017 13:18 UTC