Bollywood stands up for Shah Rukh Khan over ‘intolerance’ remark

“This is a condemnable statement and nobody can send an individual to Pakistan”, Congress leader Tom Vadakkan said while his party colleague P.C. Chacko feared such comments would create tension.

“It’s most unfortunate that such statements have been made against Shah Rukh Khan, considered to be a hugely popular personality in the cultural space of our country”, said Sudheeran. Vijayvargiya is one of the party strategists for the Bihar Assembly elections.

“I want the world to know that he (Shah Rukh) received an ED notice on October 26 and India became intolerant on the 1st or 2nd of November”, Lekhi said on the sidelines of an event here.

Adityanath said in Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh that both Shah Rukh and Saeed – the mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai terror attack – speak the same language.

“Today when the entire world is respecting India, talking about increase in intolerance makes the country weak in front of the world”. Padma Shri is among the awards in Shah Rukh’s kitty. The attack against Shah Rukh by BJP leaders came notwithstanding the refrain of BJP’s top brass in the recent weeks that partymen avoid sensitive comments. “Shah Rukh Khan should not be targeted only because he is a Muslim”, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut told PTI.

Sadhvi Prachi, a controversial Hindutva leader, had also hit out at Shah Rukh on Tuesday, dubbing him a “Pakistani agent” for his comment on Monday when he turned 50 that there was “extreme intolerance” in the country.

“We welcome that people go there (Pakistan), at least people who defame India will understand their own originality”, he added. He also said that he retracted his earlier tweets in which he had lashed out at actor.

PRDP co-star Sonam Kapoor, who was also present at the event said, “Anything that is intolerant or that is said without complete evidence is unacceptable, so people just saying things in the name of religion, class, creed is disgusting and I think we should rest what we have to say at that point”. “But what exactly Vijayvargiya has said I have not gone through it”, Naidu said. “Everyone else is bad and only you are good?”