MUMBAI – Veteran Bollywood actor Naseeruddin Shah has revealed that hefeels worried for children in today’s India. He imagines a situation wherea child might be surrounded by an angry mob who would question hisreligion, reported *India Todaylink.*
He said, “When the mob asks, ‘Are you Hindu or Muslim?’ my children willhave no answer. Because we chose not to give a religious education to ourchildren.” The actor added that there is a “poison” spread in the community.[image: PHOTO: FILE]
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“There is complete impunity for those who take the law into their ownhands,” Shah continued. “We have already witnessed that the death of a cowhas more significance (in today’s India) than that of a police officer.”
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Shah’s comments received hate from other members of the society. ShivSena’s Arvind Sawant deemed his statement “a blunder” and said that he“deplores” his comments. He added, “If his kids are caught in a mob theyshould say they are Indians. Why are they scared?”
