People Slam Javed Akhtar As His Old Remark On Salman Rushdie Surfaces, Call Him 'Fake Atheist'
Javed Akhtar is being called a fake atheist for condemning attack on author Salman Rushdie as his old comments about the author's The Satanic Verses surface.
Javed Akhtar was one of the celebrities who was applauded for the attack on author Salman Rushdie in New York. He took to Twitter to "condemn the barbaric attack" by "some fanatic".
Javed Akhtar trolled for old comments on Salman Rushdie
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Akhtar has now become a target of trolls while some people are reminded of his old statement on Rushdie that has surfaced, others are calling him out for using the term "some fanatic."
Here's why people are calling Javed Akhtar a "fake atheist".
Once you criticized him by saying
¡ª Kavi?????? (@kavita_tewari) August 13, 2022
He must not speak in a derogatory manner or write dirty things about someone who is revered by billions. Be bold & say attacked by jehadi fanatic which belongs to someone called peacefuls religion. @Javedakhtarjadu https://t.co/CSILQ0ML9f
#Terrorists are Fanatics according to this overtime Chicha https://t.co/mxX9PLorKn
¡ª JP ?? (@JPulasaria) August 13, 2022
Javed Akhtar in 2012: "I am an athiest but what Salman Rushdie did was indecent. He can't speak in derogatory manner about Islam"
¡ª Cogito (@cogitoiam) August 13, 2022
What Zubair did to Nupur is not new. The 'moderates' have always been seeding justifications for the extremists to act. https://t.co/A5adu0bSis pic.twitter.com/1IyVQAuhhW
#SalmonRushdie,#NupurSharma
¡ª Rekha Humble (@HumbleRekha) August 13, 2022
Javed Akhtar the face behind the all the killing of innocent by the radicals ? https://t.co/6m2b5X4M4x pic.twitter.com/YvoFY1sn2L
Salman Rushdie must not speak in a derogatory manner or write dirty things about someone who is revered by billions. - Javed Akhtar, April 25, 2012
¡ª Priya (@priyaakulkarni2) August 12, 2022
Javed is a Fake Atheist @SalmanRushdie https://t.co/C5eC4HU4fm pic.twitter.com/MutiVmJu5B
Split ¡®Hypocrisy¡¯ and you will get ¡°Javed Akhtar¡±. Hr is also equally responsible for inciting to kill Salman Rushdie. pic.twitter.com/BmfsScy9g0
¡ª Oxomiya Jiyori ?? (@SouleFacts) August 13, 2022
You (Salman Rushdie) write a fictional book and include real historical character who are revered by billions and write derogatory things about them. This is not right
¡ª Swathi Bellam (@BellamSwathi) August 12, 2022
- Javed Akhtar, The buck stops here with Barkha Dutt, 2012 pic.twitter.com/DSRJHCpZyz
The spit factory named javed akhtar calls himself an Atheist.
¡ª Anti-Mulla (@Mulleharamihai) August 13, 2022
But he condemns those who talk against islam.
This kind of atheism nowhere noted in any book in the world..!!
He condemns the attack on salman Rushdie but also condemns his writing against Islamic vulturism..!!
Salman Rushdie must not speak in a derogatory manner or write dirty things about someone who is revered by billions. - Javed Akhtar, April 25, 2012 #SalmanRushdie pic.twitter.com/kBlq5zXKvF
¡ª Drake (@drakeslayer100) August 12, 2022
Salman Rushdie criticized severely by the greatest atheist of this World, Mr Javed Akhtar pic.twitter.com/TjLlFwdAKI
¡ª Sickular (@Thullakejri) August 13, 2022
That ¡±Some¡± fanatic attacked Salman Rushdie for a reason. If you condemn the fanatic attacker then also condemn the fanatic reason!
¡ª Hector Barbossa *?? (@AnujVat35570914) August 13, 2022
But first, show some courage and tell the world that reason Dear Atheist Chicha!
Pls confirm or deny that you made this comment ten years ago,as claimed by @ARanganathan72. You need to confirm or deny whether you have contributed a part of the encouragement that the fanatics have put to use against Salman Rushdie. pic.twitter.com/igjHIZWVei
¡ª Dipen Sheth (@caldipen) August 13, 2022
????? ????? Javed Akhtar explains why how he is atheist towards "other religions" while dog whistling for the head of Salman Rushdie.
¡ª I_Told_You_So (@IToldYo24334792) August 13, 2022
Face of Islamist who sh!ts where he eats. https://t.co/yLbNay5X85
Indian atheist are pure Islamist and pure radical Islamist??
¡ª vrish (@anamaypathak9) August 13, 2022
Isn't @Javedakhtarjadu ???https://t.co/uAjFQxxJ3V
Javed Akhtar's comment on Salman Rushdie
In an interview with journalist Barkha Dutt for NDTV, Javed Akhtar had said, "What Rushdie did is not decent. I am an atheist but there is certain decorum and basic decency in life... He has written a novel. It¡¯s a work of fiction. In that, you take real historical people who are respected and revered by billions of people. You say very dirty things about them. What will you gain? Why are you doing this?"
He was talking about Rushdie's The Satanic Verses. He added, "You will make them more religious and fanatic. A fundamentalist who is against freedom of expression will have a very good argument against freedom of expression."
"That book was in extreme bad taste. Without having any religious beliefs, I felt that. You can¡¯t do that".
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