I Felt Like Crying, There's No Patriot Greater Than Me In India: Shah Rukh Khan

His remark on “intolerance” in India propelled many political parties and social media users to speak against him. Calling it an “obscurantist issue”, Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan says it's not good to question his nationality as he feels there is “no patriot greater than me” in the country.

 

Shah Rukh said at an event in November last year that there was "nothing worse than religious intolerance and that it would take India to the Dark Ages".

 

After his remarks, while some tagged him as an “anti-national”, others called it a political statement.

 

But Shah Rukh has a whole different story to tell.

 

“Sometimes I feel very sad, I even feel like crying, that I should be made to say that I belong to this country, I am a patriot. I will tell all young people to be tolerant, be happy, work hard and take this nation forward,” Shah Rukh said on TV show “Aap Ki Adalat”, aired on India TV.