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Shahrukh lives in India, but his heart is in Pakistan: BJP leader
NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kailash Vijayvargiya on Tuesday slammed Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan's comments regarding intolerance in India, tweeting "Shahrukh Khan lives in India, but his heart is always in Pakistan."
Vijayvargiya's comments come despite recent refrains by top BJP leaders asking party members to avoid making insensitive comments, the Times of India reported.
The former state minister and BJP general secretary likened Khan's remarks to treason, adding that since India was on its way to becoming a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council and everyone opposing it (India's membership), including Pakistan, are hatching conspiracies.
Shahrukh Khan, during a Twitter townhall session earlier this week, had said he would give up his Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian honour awarded him in 2005, as a symbolic gesture.
Read: There is extreme intolerance in India, says Shah Rukh Khan
"Yes, as a symbolic gesture I would give it up… I do think there is intolerance. There is extreme intolerance," he said.
Khan had also touched upon why Bollywood celebrities are not as vocal about issues as their Hollywood counterparts.
"With great power comes great vulnerability," Khan said, adding, "if I take a stand on an X thing or a Y thing, people will come out and throw stones at my house."
Also read: Pakistani artistes cannot be stopped from working in India: Salman Khan
Vijayvargiya said Khan's 'mantra of intolerance' was in line with anti-Indian forces.
"Where was Shahrukh when hundreds were killed in Mumbai in 1993?" he asked. "Where was Shahrukh when the 26/11 attacks happened in Mumbai?"
The former minister, who is currently one of BJP's strategists for the Bihar assembly elections, questioned whether it was necessary to weaken India by portraying it as an intolerant nation at a time when the world was appreciating the country and its leadership.
Also read: BJP leader calls for boycott of Khans’ films
Shahrukh Khan, Salman Khan and Aamir Khan were among many of Bollywood stars wooed by Narendra Modi in the run-up to India's general elections held in May 2014.
NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kailash Vijayvargiya on Tuesday slammed Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan's comments regarding intolerance in India, tweeting "Shahrukh Khan lives in India, but his heart is always in Pakistan."
Vijayvargiya's comments come despite recent refrains by top BJP leaders asking party members to avoid making insensitive comments, the Times of India reported.
The former state minister and BJP general secretary likened Khan's remarks to treason, adding that since India was on its way to becoming a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council and everyone opposing it (India's membership), including Pakistan, are hatching conspiracies.
Shahrukh Khan, during a Twitter townhall session earlier this week, had said he would give up his Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian honour awarded him in 2005, as a symbolic gesture.
Read: There is extreme intolerance in India, says Shah Rukh Khan
"Yes, as a symbolic gesture I would give it up… I do think there is intolerance. There is extreme intolerance," he said.
Khan had also touched upon why Bollywood celebrities are not as vocal about issues as their Hollywood counterparts.
"With great power comes great vulnerability," Khan said, adding, "if I take a stand on an X thing or a Y thing, people will come out and throw stones at my house."
Also read: Pakistani artistes cannot be stopped from working in India: Salman Khan
Vijayvargiya said Khan's 'mantra of intolerance' was in line with anti-Indian forces.
"Where was Shahrukh when hundreds were killed in Mumbai in 1993?" he asked. "Where was Shahrukh when the 26/11 attacks happened in Mumbai?"
The former minister, who is currently one of BJP's strategists for the Bihar assembly elections, questioned whether it was necessary to weaken India by portraying it as an intolerant nation at a time when the world was appreciating the country and its leadership.
Also read: BJP leader calls for boycott of Khans’ films
Shahrukh Khan, Salman Khan and Aamir Khan were among many of Bollywood stars wooed by Narendra Modi in the run-up to India's general elections held in May 2014.