BJP MP takes dig at Saif's 'concept of India' remark
January 21, 2020  12:44
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Bharatiya Janata Party spokesperson Meenakshi Lekhi has hit out at actor Saif Ali Khan for his recent remarks on Indian history, citing the name of his three-year-old son Taimur.

Responding to a question in an interview on the political context of his latest movie Tanhaji, Saif had said, "I don't think this is history. I don't think there was a concept of India till the British gave it one."

Meenakshi Lekhi joined those enraged by the statement on Twitter, calling out the actor for his child's name.

"Even Turks find Taimur a brute! But some people choose to name their children Taimur," she tweeted.

This is not the first time the name of Taimur Ali Khan Pataudi, born in December 2016 to Saif Ali Khan and wife Kareena Kapoor, has earned the ire of right-wing public figures and trolls.
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