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Javed Akhtar was in Lahore to attend the Faiz Festival. (Twitter/@_faridkhan)
Javed Akhtar told a gathering in Lahore that even though Pakistani artistes like Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Mehdi Hasan have been warmly welcomed in India, Pakistan has not organized a single show of Lata Mangeshkar.
Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) leader Sanjay Raut on Thursday said that all political leaders should congratulate noted lyricist and poet Javed Akhtar for criticizing Pakistan on its own soil for its role in promoting terrorist activities in India. .
Talking to reporters here, Raut said that what Akhtar has done, it takes a lot of courage.
The conspirators of 26/11 Mumbai attacks are still roaming freely in Pakistan and Pakistanis should not be upset that when India Talking about the 2008 genocide, Akhtar said in Lahore recently.
Raut said, “Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh and RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat need to congratulate Akhtar for his bold step.”
After the surgical strikes, India’s 2016 operation against terror launch pads across the Line of Control, BJP leaders burst crackers as if Pakistan was wiped off the world map, Raut alleged.
“Our party has congratulated Akhtar for his stand. The whole country needs to congratulate him. Threatening Pakistan sitting here is another matter.
Akhtar’s candid remarks at a Lahore event organized in memory of noted Urdu poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz came in response to an audience member who asked the film personality to carry a message of peace with him and tell Indians that Pakistan is “a positive country”. , friendly and loving country”.
“We should not blame each other. It will not solve anything. The atmosphere is tense, it should be calmed down.”
“We are the people of Mumbai, we have seen the attack on our city. They (the attackers) did not come from Norway or Egypt. They are still roaming freely in your country. So if there is any complaint in the heart of an Indian, then you should not feel bad.
Akhtar also told the gathering that even though Pakistani artistes like Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Mehdi Hasan have been warmly welcomed in India, Pakistan has not organized a single show of Lata Mangeshkar.
On November 26, 2008, 10 Pakistani terrorists belonging to the Hafiz Saeed-led Lashkar-e-Taiba arrived by sea and laid a 60-hour siege in Mumbai, killing 166 people, including 18 security personnel, and injuring scores.
The attacks drew widespread global condemnation. Indian security forces killed nine Pakistani terrorists. Ajmal Kasab was the only terrorist who was caught alive. He was hanged after four years on 21 November 2012.
India has been accusing Pakistan of not allowing the main conspirators and planners of the 26/11 attacks to be safe and punished there.
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