I'm just a human: Zaira Wasim returns to Twitter

Zaira sparked controversy after tweeting a verse from the Islamic religious text Quran, thereby purportedly justifying the ongoing locust attack, that has wreaked havoc across several Indian states.

Many fellow users accused the 19-year-old of using her religion to justify her "bigotry and hate". On the other hand, many others came out in her support, saying that there was nothing wrong with the tweet.

Locusts are voracious grasshoppers that are known to hop on crops and destroy vegetation within a matter of hours. They travel in huge numbers and feed on crops along the way.

Now, Zaira's tweet came at a time, when the country is reeling under the worst such attack in more than two decades. The ongoing locust attack has brought huge distress to many farmers.

After reactivating her account, Zaira tweeted that she took a break to calm herself down.

Responding to a user enquiring the reason why she deleted her account, Zaira wrote, "Because I'm just a human, like everyone else, who's allowed to take a break from everything whenever the noise inside my head or around me reaches it's peak (sic)."

Last year, Zaira sparked a huge controversy as she announced her retirement from acting.

She claimed that her line of work interfered with her faith, asserting that her "relationship with religion was threatened."

Attuning her decision to the Quran and God's messenger, Zaira had added, "No amount of success, fame, authority or wealth is worth trading or losing your peace."