Mumbai, Oct. 31 -- Veteran actor Annu Kapoor has reacted to the protests against the government and the debate surrounding the authorities' handling of demonstrators, asserting that while citizens have the constitutional right to protest in a democracy, violence, damage to public property and riots cannot be justified.

Expressing confidence in Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Kapoor said he had complete faith in his leadership and maintained that every government has the right to deal with situations where protests turn violent.

Speaking on the issue, he told ANI, "Yeh bahut hi bachkana vichar hai. Jab sarkar badalna chahte hain ya aam chunav aate hain, toh loktantra mein yeh pravdhan hai ki agar aapko koi sarkar ya kisi ka netritva pasand...