After being called out for his negative remarks against Pakistani while attending Faiz Festival, Indian poet Javed Akhtar has addressed the remarks he recently made in Lahore.
It all started when Javed Akhtar attended the literary festival in Lahore, held in memory of legendary Urdu poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz, where he made a comment about the perpetrators of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks roaming freely in Pakistan.
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Now, in a video message, Javed Akhtar has revealed the audience’s response to his remark at the Pakistan event. Akhtar said that his comment about the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks was well-received in Pakistan. According to him, there are many people in Pakistan who admire India and wanted the two neighbours to have a relationship.
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During the Faiz festival, Akhtar addressed the gathering, “I am from Bombay and all of us witnessed the attack on Bombay. The attackers weren’t from Norway, or from Egypt. They are still present in your country, so you should not be offended if an Indian complains about this.”
He also reminded the gathering that even though Pakistani artists such as Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Mehdi Hasan have been welcomed with open arms in India, however, Pakistan has never hosted a Lata Mangeshkar show.
His recent speech and anti-national remarks were not welcomed by Pakistanis and many celebrities and social media users condemned his controversial remarks.
