A day after Shah Rukh Khan was raise voice “anti-national” and “Pakistani agent” by senior BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya and controversial Hindutva figure Sadhvi Prachi, they were slammed by politicians and film industry personalities.
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| BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya said Shah Rukh’s “soul” is in Pakistan though he lives in India. |
Vijayvargiya, a BJP general secretary and a former state minister of Madhya Pradesh, said Shah Rukh’s “soul” is in Pakistan though he lives in India on Tuesday, very next day the actor protest by saying there is “extreme intolerance” in the country, making addition of his voice to the protest against the “climate of intolerance”.
While talking to reporters in a court complex in Muzaffarnagar, Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader Prachi said, “Shah Rukh Khan is an agent of neighbouring country Pakistan as he reflects their (Pakistan’s) ideology. Such a man should go to Pakistan.”
The VHP leader had targeted actors Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan and Aamir Khan in March this year for “spreading a culture of violence” and advised youngsters not to idolise the Bollywood triumvirate.
Filmmaker Aparna Sen lashed out against Prachi’s comments and called for legal action against the leader. “Can’t believe Sadhvi’s reaction to SRK on tv! They’re ones who want to break the country apart! There should be legal action against her!” tweeted the National Award winner. She also called for sending a letter to the President for curbing of freedom of speech.