BJP MLA Ram Kadam Wants Javed Akhtar To Apologise With Folded Hands For His Taliban Comment

Javed Akhtar’s recent comment on comparison of Taliban with the?right wing organisation of India hasn’t gone down well with Mumbai based BJP MLA Ram Kadam and other BJP followers.?

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The politician wants him to immediately apologisefor what he said or else he will never let his films screened in the land ofBharat.

He reacted on Twitter, “If Taliban’s ideologyexisted here, could he have made such statements? The answer to this questionshows how hollow his (Akhtar’s) remarks are. Until he apologises to the membersof the Sangh with folded hands, we won’t allow any of his films to be screenedin the land of Ma Bharti."

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What Javed Akhtar said.

In an interaction with NDTV, Akhtar had said, “Ithink people who support organisations like the RSS, VHP or Bajrang Dal need todo some introspection. Of course, Taliban are reprehensible… they arebarbarians. But the people whom you are supporting, how are they different fromthem (the Taliban)..

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Ever since his comment there has been protest againstthe lyricist and BJP followers wants him to apologise for what he said.

While Javed Akhtar hasn’t yet responded to thecriticism and the ongoing protest against him.

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