Award-winning actor, Naseeruddin Shah has landed in soup for calling Mughals ‘refugees’. He also said there may be a potential for a ‘civil war’ in India because of the ‘Muslim genocide’.
Bollywood actor Naseeruddin Shah was trending on social media as he was trolled by the netizens for his comments on the Mughals. On Wednesday, Naseeruddin became a serious topic of discussion on the microblogging site Twitter, as the senior actor called Mughals ‘refugees’. If that was not it, the actor also claimed that the “Muslim genocide” may lead to a possible “civil war” in the country.
In an interview with senior journalist Karan Thapar, Naseeruddin Shah claimed that people often highlight the ‘so-called atrocities of Mughals’, adding that the Mughals made immense contributions to the country. He said that apart from the historic monuments that the Mughals left behind, they also left the tradition of music, dancing, painting, poetry and literature. But what did not go down well with the netizens is when the veteran actor called the Mughals ‘refugees’ who came to the country to make it their “homeland”. While talking about the Muslim community in India, said they would fight back if needed. He alleged that minorities were being “made redundant and marginalised”.
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Naseeruddin Shah further claimed that there could be a possible civil war. Expressing his views on the comments made by the members of Dharam Sansad, he alleged that “200 million people will fight back”. Soon, the video of Naseeruddin Shah’s interview with Karan Thapar started doing rounds on social media. He faced backlash for his comments by many on the microblogging site.
One of the users, while calling out the actor said that Naseeruddin Shah is a “so-called champion of secularism” while another user wrote that Mughals were “armed raiders” and not refugees. One more Twitter user said that whenever Naseeruddin Shah talks, “he talks rubbish”. Naseeruddin Shah has often surrounded himself amidst controversies for his statements.
Check out some of the tweets here:
were not Refugees, Mughals were invaders. They Invaded India. Whenever this old man Naseeruddin Shah talks, He talks rubbish. https://t.co/IafjR0mJkl
— Amir Raza Sehgal (@gulsehgal)Mughals were refugees, Aryans were invaders & Naseeruddin Shah so called champion of Secularism are legacy of Mughal refugees in India pic.twitter.com/M7nAIiNF2E
— Pankaj Kr Gupta (@PinkuGu75419305)Anyone who tries to justify the acts of is an absolute sadist and a moron; is more than a moron. https://t.co/QYSyXei7Ks
— Siddharth. (@TheIndianHuman)Pratap Bhanu Mehta is too busy that they now had to get Naseeruddin Shah to talk politics? 🤣🤣 https://t.co/ATetXisics
— Pratyush Adhikary (প্রত্যুষ অধিকারী) (@ThePratOfficial)Mughals were invaders not refugees.They were armed raiders,who visited India not to seek asylum,but to rule,taking advantage of disunity amongst the then existing Kingdoms in Indian Peninsula. They had their own culture,a sister branch of Indo Aryan culture,influence was obvious. https://t.co/7WqWILqiP3
— K.L.Reshi (@RainaReshi)