Famous for his controversial remarks on religion, Indian author Javed Akhtar, who recently made a contentious remark at the Lahore Faiz Festival, has done it once again.
In a recent interview, Javed Akhtar opened up on whether he was scared of speaking his mind during his visit to Pakistan.
Javed repeated his statement from that event and added that he has never been scared of speaking his mind in his own country India. For him, he had no reason to be afraid while doing so in a country (Pakistan) he was visiting for a few days.
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While recalling what he bluntly said at the Faiz festival, Akhtar said that his speech became too big that it feels embarrassing and felt like he should not go for such events.
“As if I won the third world war. The people and the media have so many reactions. I was embarrassed and wondered what possible have I said that I am seeing such reactions,” Akhtar was quoted as saying.
When he was asked if he felt scared to speak his mind while sitting in Lahore, at an event being held in a hall full of Pakistani people, Javed said, “I make such controversial comments in the country where I was born and will die, why would I be scared in a country I was visiting for two days? I am not scared here, why would I be scared there?”
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Last week Javed Akhtar was invited to attend a festival honouring writer Faiz Ahmed Faiz, in Lahore where he ended up giving anti-Pakistan statements.
