Mumbai, Aug. 3 -- Actor Bhumi Pednekar has said the public discourse should be respectful and criticised the use of abusive words against Prime Minister Narendra Modi by a few protestors during the Janatar Mantar agitation against the NEET-UG paper leak.

Some social media users accused her of selectively addressing the protests by remaining silent on the police action against protestors.

In a video shared on Instagram, Pednekar expressed concern over the language used in several viral protest clips, saying that public disagreement should not come at the cost of basic civility.

"Looking at the videos surfacing now, the kind of language being used, and the way the youth of our country are speaking, the youth of our country... this isn't ...