GANGTOK, September 13, 2017:Actress Priyanka Chopra’s statement on Sikkim saying that it is troubled with insurgency has offended many people in the Himalayan state. In a recent interview, Chopra talks about her new venture as a producer for Sikkimese Film PAHUNA – The Little Visitors in the global platform. Netizens have advised her to get her facts correct.

She also went on to state, “Sikkim is a small state in the Northeast of India which never had a film industry of its own or anyone who made films from there and this is the first film ever that came out from this region because it is very troubled by insurgency …”

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Social media users backlashed her statement with the following comments on the video that recently went viral.

Dorji Tobjor says, “Priyanka Chopra please get your facts correct, there has never been an insurgency problem in Sikkim. Sikkim is the most peaceful state in the Indian union”

Rajni Khati comments, “She is bad wid her homework it shows!!! always thought she’s a package of beauty wid brains otherwise…!”

Gyanendra Raj Pradhan says, “Little knowledge is dangerous…I heard tourism department has funded the logistics for her cast & crew….It’s also wrong to say no body has ever made a flim from Sikkim…”

Sonam Tashi Gyaltsen makes a point by saying, “ Good example to show how little most Indians know about their own country. Its not her fault, its the Indian education system she has gone through which does not speak much of this region. No wonder she didn’t come to Sikkim”.