India, July 21 -- On Monday, the ongoing protests in Delhi against irregularities in the education sector and paper leaks turned violent with clashes between police personnel and protestors. Actor and filmmaker Riteish Deshmukh later backed the protestors, urging the administration to initiate a dialogue with them and maintaining that the youth of the country 'deserve to be heard without fear'.

On Monday evening, hours after the violent skirmishes between protestors and police personnel in Delhi, Riteish took to X (formerly Twitter) and wrote, "We stand in solidarity with the youth of our country. Their voices deserve to be heard - loud, clear, and without fear. They are the heartbeat of our democracy and the true architects of our natio...