Can't recall a time when Muslims were suspected en masse of being unpatriotic: Naseeruddin

June 02, 2017 12:24

"Never before in our country have rational statements of concern and pleas for peace, not only from Muslims, been interpreted as cowardly or seditious. It is almost as if the day was being awaited when this could be done. A Facebook post quoting Einstein's warning about nuclear warfare received a few likes but the fair share of abuse and vilification of Islam it also got stumped me. I was even warned "not to poke your nose in matters that don't concern you'! That the survival of the human race does not concern me was indeed news. Evidently, as a Muslim, it should not be my concern to urge India and Pakistan not to hurt each other and if I did I was pro-Pak, "because we are going to bomb the shit out of them' proclaimed one desi troll whose ideal obviously is the Donald."

Naseeruddin Shah, one of India's finest actors, is trending for all the right reasons. His interview to the Hindustan Times, is a must read.

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