Naseeruddin Shah Responds to Controversy Over His Comments, Asks 'How Is Expressing Concern on My Country A Crime?'
The veteran actor was trolled in social media for his comments on Bullandshahr violence, where the mob killed a policeman
Mumbai, December 21: A day after being trolled for expressing his thoughts on the current condition of ‘intolerance’ and alleging that the government is more concerned about cows’ life than humans, renowned Bollywood actor Naseeruddin Shah on Friday asked why is he being treated as traitor and sought a reply on his crime on pointing at rising hatred against Muslims.
Asking his crime, Shah commented, “What I said earlier was as a worried Indian. What did I say this time that I am being termed as a traitor? I am expressing concerns about the country I love, the country that is my home. How is that a crime?” Naseeruddin Shah Fears For His Children in Today's India, Says 'Cow's Death Has More Significance Than Cop's Killing' - Watch Video.
Earlier on Thursday, the Wednesday actor during an interview, at Karwan-e-Mohabbat India, had accused the Union government of being more concerned about the welfare and safety of cows, than the security of the human in the country. He also said that the environment of hatred and ‘poison’ has already spread across the country.
He had stated, “It will be very difficult to capture this djinn back into the bottle again. There is complete impunity for those who take law into their own hands. In many areas we are witnessing that the death of a cow is more significance than that of a police officer.”
While commenting on the Muslim people’s insecurity status, Shah had said, “I fear for my children...Because if a mob gathers around them and asks them are you a Hindu or Muslim, they will not have any answer...Because they have no religion."
Adding more, he had said, “I was given a religious education...But Ratna [Pathak Shah, Naseeruddin's wife] did not get any religious education...[And] we chose not to give religious education to our children.”
Soon after the comments, he was trolled in the social media and was asked to take back his words. Even some of the netizens accused him of being a traitor.
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