“Writers, historians and other people like Shah Rukh Khan who’re making an attempt to tamper India’s picture, their deeds fall within the class of treason”, he added. “We applaud his stand and hope he stays firm on his stand. In the meantime, he can play the role of a peacemaker and can try to change Hafiz Saeed and other terrorists, who are sitting in Pakistan and spewing venom against India”, the Sena said.
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In a statement Gogoi termed the comment of Yogi Adityanath as despicable, deplorable and unfortunate for having drawn a parallel between Shah Rukh Khan and 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed. “His films make crores here but India seems intolerant to him”.
Heaping praise on the Bollywood superstar, who was also attacked by senior party leader Kailash Vijayvargiya on Tuesday, BJP said there can not be any comparison between a law-abiding Indian citizen and a terrorist, more so Khan who is a much-loved and respected national.
Earlier, the BJP MP had stated that Shah Rukh Khan should keep in mind that if almost all of this nation rejects his movies then he’ll find yourself wandering the streets like all widespread Muslim.
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan had said during an interview that there is “extreme intolerance” in India.
The lynching of a Muslim man over accusations of consuming beef and a spurt of hate speeches by leaders of the BJP and its affiliated organisations have spurred expressions of concern not just from captains of Indian industry such as Kiran Mazumdar Shaw and NR Narayana Murthy but invited global criticism.
A few fans had heard very little about the reactions to Khan’s comments, and didn’t need to hear more details before expressing their own views on the matter. State unit of Congress in Kolkata city carried out a protest to voice their support to the actor and slammed BJP.
Casually dressed, they even give a glimpse of their toned biceps, defying the fact that they’re both now 50. Kher said Shah Rukh is a national icon and the industry is proud of him.
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Shah Rukh had Monday come out strongly against what he called “extreme intolerance” in the country, saying that intolerance towards creativity and religion would hurt India.
