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Naseeruddin says his Pak events never got disrupted, gets trolled

Agencies | By, Mumbai
Oct 13, 2015 01:53 AM IST

Veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah on Monday said the people should look at the similarities between India and Pakistan rather than the differences.

Veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah on Monday said the people should look at the similarities between India and Pakistan rather than the differences.

Pakistani writer Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri interact with Naseeruddin Shah during the inauguration of his Book"Neither a hawk or a dove" at Nehru Centre in Mumbai.(HT photo)
Pakistani writer Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri interact with Naseeruddin Shah during the inauguration of his Book"Neither a hawk or a dove" at Nehru Centre in Mumbai.(HT photo)

Shah was speaking during the launch of a book by former Pakistani foreign minister Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri that was released in Mumbai in the face of stiff protests by the Shiv Sena.

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“I wish we could have accorded Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri the kind of welcome I received when I visited Lahore. I would only like tell hate-mongers and those who prefer confrontation over debate and discussion that they look for the differences between India and Pakistan rather than the similarities,” Shah said, refraining from naming the Shiv Sena.

Recently, opposition by the Shiv Sena led to the cancellation of concerts in Mumbai and Pune by acclaimed Pakistani ghazal singer Ghulam Ali.

Speaking at the launch, Shah rejected the Sena’s charge that Indian artistes were not allowed to visit Pakistan.

Shah said he had performed in the neighbouring country numerous times. “I went to Pakistan several times but never has a performance been disrupted, disturbed or even threatened. I have never had to carry any security.”

Within hours of his remarks, ‘Naseeruddin Shah’ started trending on Twitter, and the Bollywood actor was trolled .

Earlier in the day, alleged Sena activists smeared Observer Research Foundation (ORF) chairman Sudheendra Kulkarni’s face with black ink to protest against the launch of Kasuri’s ‘Neither a Hawk nor a Dove’.

“It’s very easy to outrage but what Kulkarni (one of the organisers of the event) did required fortitude and courage. Kulkarni’s courage in dealing with what happened sent a message louder what any speech could have,” Shah said.

Kulkarni, co-organiser of the launch event in Mumbai and an adviser to BJP veterans Atal Bihari Vajpayee and LK Advani in the previous NDA government, was present at the event and delivered the opening address despite the ink attack on him.

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