The upcoming Sanjay Leela Bhansali movie Padmavati has really touch the nerve of a section of Indian society.
On one hand radical elements are announcing bounties against Bhansali and Deepika Padukone amounting to Rs 5 crores and on the other hand, a body was found hanging in a Jaipur fort, with a message warning “Kafirs” who are protesting against Padmavati.
Yesterday well known lyricist Javed Akhtar took to twitter to put forth his views on the whole “bounty business”:
I sincerely hope that condemning those who offer five crore for some ‘s head and Ten crore for some one ‘s nose is yet not considered an anti national activity .
— Javed Akhtar (@Javedakhtarjadu) November 24, 2017
After Javed Akhtar raised a question about the alleged lack of condemnation against the radicals, a twitter used asked him whether he (Akhtar) had done the same when singer Sonu Nigam went through a similar ordeal after protesting against early morning Azans:
Did he speak up when Sonu Nigam had to shave his head ????????? https://t.co/euixOPMMS9
— SuperStar Raj (@rajsan2017) November 25, 2017
During his ordeal, a radical Imam had issued a fatwa and announced a prize of 10 lakh rupees for any person who shaves the head of Sonu Nigam. Later Rizwan Malik a leader of some obscure political party named National Future Party had announced a Rs 51 crore bounty on Sonu Nigam’s head.
After being questioned, rather than replying with proof about his condemnation of the aforementioned incidents, Akhtar decided to brazen it out:
How dare you question my integrity. Who are you . First prove your own fairness , objectivity , secularism and if you can’t just shut up .
— Javed Akhtar (@Javedakhtarjadu) November 25, 2017
This intolerance of Akhtar against those questioning him, miffed a lot of people who as a result reacted:
First answer sir yes or no btw I too have rights in ths country like you …. I really don’t know if u spoke that time around so asking my followers to tell me yes or no where did I question ur integrity grow up sir
— SuperStar Raj (@rajsan2017) November 25, 2017
And this man questioned Virender Sehwag and Yogeshwar dutt’s educational credentials. https://t.co/wK5dKStVLj
— The Frustrated Indian (@FrustIndian) November 25, 2017
I notice you didn’t answer his Q https://t.co/c4tKSFwCuz
— * (@BhagwaanUvacha) November 25, 2017
Educate yourself, @Javedakhtarjadu.
Secularism is an instrument of state policy not an individual trait. Individuals can be religious / atheists / agnostics not secular.
If you are secular, you need to go to temple every Tuesday and mosque every Friday,#Basics https://t.co/XFjbFjJtIz— Mahesh Jagga (@MaheshJagga) November 25, 2017
Avoids answering the question by Faux outrage
Remember, this is the same “moderate” who had demanded an apology from Sujata Patil, a cop, who had written a POEM on police women molested by rioting Muslim hordes at Azad Maidan https://t.co/9VWz4gAOL0
— gab.ai/villageidiot (@ViIlageldiot) November 25, 2017
One user slammed Akhtar using his own dialogue:
जाओ पहले उस आदमी का साइन लेकर आओ… https://t.co/3XEIasiDWV
— Rahul Roushan (@rahulroushan) November 25, 2017
This isn’t the only time Javed Akhtar has been cornered for his hypocrisy.
We had reported how he was slammed by people after he was seen absolving Rohingya terrorists of the mass murder of 28 Hindus whose mass grave was found in the conflicted Rakhine state.
He has also made demeaning and condescending remarks about sports persons just because he did not agree with their views. He had also posted an offensive ‘joke’ on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s estranged wife, which he later deleted.
He had once also asked for the sacking of a female police officer who had written a passionate poem blasting the Azaad Maidan rioters.
