SRK stirs controversy with is “Intolerance” comment; security beefed up

Bollywood Badshaah stirred a political controversy on his birthday. This is definitely the week’s fiery Bollywood news in Hindi. SRK remarked how “extreme intolerance” in the country is a stigma that fellow countrymen are not happy with. His political secular comment did not go down well with the BJP and the Sangh Parivar, who immediately labelled SRK as a “pariah”. Amidst ignited emotions and flaring comments coming from political corners, the Mumbai Police has beefed up security outside his home- Mannat.

The Bollywood fraternity has always been a divided segment when it comes to supporting or raising concerns over the political intolerance in the country. Be it the banning of the Pakistani artists from entering Mumbai or letting them perform in concerts in India, Bollywood news in Hindi are rife with such debates. In the wake of the latest development regarding SRK’s comments and the retaliation from BJP’s state leaders, the Deputy Commissioner of the Mumbai Police, Satya Narayan Chaudhury briefed the media. “We have increased the security of the actor and it will continue till further orders”, he said. Vehicular check posts have been erected on all roads leading to Mannat, through Band Stand and Sea Link. Two police vans and satellite bikes are doing round-up trips since the Bollywood news in Hindi featured the comments.

 

Who said what against SRK?

Retorting to SRK’s “intolerance” remark, BJP’s volatile leader from Indore, Kailash Vijayvargiya, triggered a chain reaction of comments when he posted a rather controversial tweet on SRK. He tweeted that SRK’s “soul” lies in Pakistan, but lives in India.

BJP MP Yogi Adityanath and VHP leader, Sadhvi Prachi went a step ahead and tagged SRK alongside India’s most wanted terrorist from Pakistan, Hafiz Saeed. Haifz Saeed is wanted for his role in master-minding the 26/11 Mumbai attack. He also advised King Khan to leave the country and make his residence in Pakistan. Baba Ramdev also advised SRK to return money to PM’s Relief Fund to prove his loyalty to the country.

The party later disapproved the comments made by the two BJP MPs. They backed SRK as an honest and law abiding citizen of country. It is worth noting that SRK is one of the top tax payers in the industry. He can’t be placed in the same league as some as notorious and merciless as Hafiz. 

Support for SRK flows in

The biggest support for SRK against BJP’s fury came from the same party members themselves. Their ally in Maharashtra government, Shiv Sena openly supported SRK’s remark on growing intolerance in the country. Bollywood News Hindi featured last month how Shiv Sena supporters threw ink on an event organizer for backing Pakistani Ghazal singer, Ghulam Ali’s concert in Mumbai and then book launch of former Pakistani minister.

SRK himself seemed surprised and remarked that his comments stand justified following the controversy it has stirred in the political scenario. He enlightened the press how his father participated in the freedom movement and how his grandparents have served the Indian government at significant roles.

Sanjay Raut, Nalin Kohli, Digvijaya Singh and Salman Khan all stood by SRK on social media sites.