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Death Of Cow Given More Significance Than That Of Police Officer: Naseeruddin Shah

Darpan News Desk IANS, 20 Dec, 2018 09:01 PM

    In an apparent reference to the recent mob violence, actor Naseeruddin Shah said at many places the death of a cow is being given more importance than the killing of a policeman.

     

    The veteran actor also expressed anxiety over the well-being of his children, who he said have not been brought up as followers of any particular religion.

     

    Shah made the comments in a video interview with Karwan-e-Mohabbat India and the organisation shared it on its YouTube channel on Monday.

     

     

    The actor said the "poison has already spread" and it will be now difficult to contain it.

     

    "It will be very difficult to capture the djinn back into the bottle again. There is complete impunity for those who take law into their own hands. In many areas we are witnessing that the death of a cow is more significance than that of a police officer," he added.

     
     
    I am angry. I refuse to be scared. #Tathya w Naseeruddin Shah

    I feel anxious for my children because tomorrow if mob surrounds them and asks, “Are you a Hindu or a Muslim?” …they will have no answer, says actor Naseeruddin Shah. The poison has already spread in society. There is complete impunity for those who take the law into their own hands. We have already witnessed that the death of a cow has more significance than that of a police officer in today's India.

    Posted by Karwan e Mohabbat on Monday, 17 December 2018
     
     

    Shah, who is married to actor Ratna Pathak Shah, said they chose not to give any religious education to their children—Imaad and Vivaan—as he believes "being good or evil has nothing to do with religion".

     

    His fear for his children's safety is reminiscent of Aamir Khan's comments on intolerance in 2015 that had sparked a major controversy.

     

    "I had received religious education as a child. Ratna (his wife) was from a liberal household so she received next to none. And we chose not to give religious education to our children because I believe being good or evil has nothing to do with religion.

     

    "We taught them about good and bad, what our beliefs are. I did make them learn a few verses from the Quran Sharif, as I believe reciting them improves one's articulation. Just like one's articulation improves reading from the Ramayana or Mahabharata from its original..." Shah added.

     

    The actor is worried that the situation would not improve "anytime soon" and said he is angry, not scared.

     

    "I feel anxious for my children because tomorrow if a mob surrounds them and asks, 'Are you a Hindu or a Muslim?' they will have no answer. It worries me that I don't see the situation improving anytime soon.

     

    "These matters don't scare me, they make me angry. And I feel every right-thinking man should feel angry, not scared. This is our home, who dare evict us from here?" he said.

     

    On December 3, a mob, including right-wing activists, attacked a police station over alleged cow slaughter in the areas. The incident led to the deaths of Inspector Subodh Kumar Singh and another man.

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