In an X post published on 21st April, Arfa Khanum Sherwani described the term Love Jihad as "a profound insult to the dignity and intelligence of Hindu women”. She framed the issue as “communal propaganda” meant to “control women” and strip them of their autonomy.
Nasar Faizy Koodathai warned the Muslim community to 'beware' of such incidents and said that the community should remain vigilant about the CPM’s 'tactics with the label of secularism'.
Naseeruddin Shah also blamed the audience for not supporting the films made by like-minded directors such as Sudhir Mishra, Anubhav Sinha, and Hansal Mehta.