India, July 23 -- Author and former actor Twinkle Khanna has weighed in on the ongoing nationwide protests over the NEET controversy with a powerful message on social media. Two days after the Delhi Police lathi-charged against protestors during the Cockroach Janta Party's (CJP) Chalo Sansad march, Twinkle took to her Instagram account to share a statement in support for the students protesting. (Also read: 'Beautiful news': John Cusack is the first Hollywood star to speak on CJP protests in India, shows solidarity)

Twinkle shared several images taken during the ongoing protests in Delhi and Mumbai in her new post. The first image was of Rhiya Ahir, a 27-year-old model, who became one of the defining faces of the protest at Shivaji Park ...