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Losers are haters's avatar

Shame that the writer considers an actor more important than the nation!!!

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Murthy's avatar

Shame that we love to hate and kill and brand it as nationalism

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Quratulain Rehbar's avatar

Very interesting article.

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George Haiderali's avatar

There is nothing muslim about SRK and his son. Please stop creating this narrative....

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Indian Saksena's avatar

Why don't you know Shahrukh is a muslim? All his children have muslim surname like his.

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Saba Naqvi's avatar

In this platform I will be replying to some comments and at a later stage will set up conversations with readers and viewers

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Logical Indian's avatar

did you write the names religions of all culprits caught or are you interested only in aryan khan just becoz he is from your own community?

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NG's avatar

They’re blatantly harassing Shahrukh Khan for not giving in to their agenda.

Postponing the hearing for 5 days, and therefore stopping him from appealing to Bombay High Court; Attorney General appearing late for the hearing — the way they’re going after Aryan it’s obvious that SRK has been under immense pressure in the last few years. This attack is to dehumanise Aryan, break his spirit and ruin his life and future career!

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Indian Saksena's avatar

You are staunch muslim card player, mister/Ms.

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#Justhuman's avatar

Hate has engulfed India. Sad, From UP to Kashmir. The vitriol has to go if India has to survive. Ordinary citizens fall prey to the overarching communal stand taken by politicians and the agencies they control. May peace be the dominant religion in India

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Pratinav mishra's avatar

I think both side have their failures to account for! The ridge of public opinion on every second matter is what hyping this even more. Many other actors and their families were being convicted for drugs consumption before so sketching this case in the communal lines of politics is wrong.

The ideal society would be when we trust the trials and don't insert nationalism on every second event which is important for the executive machinery to work efficiently and rationally rather than on sentimental pov(that is what the govt should ensure).

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Anand Kumar's avatar

If India was so secular during Cingress era ,why had Yusuf Khan had to change his name to Dilip Kumar. All 3 Khans are superstar because all Indians have made them irrespective of their religious beliefs.

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Jane's avatar

but think about at what time they got superstars - at a time as any religion was respected in India and hate against a religion was nicht common and a weapon by the ruling party

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Indian Saksena's avatar

Public paid to buy expensive tickets to go and see their movies in cinema halls. That's how their movies became super hits and sycophants like you gave them status of super stars. No great personal achievement of these so called Khans.

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Jane's avatar

How funny as the Khans got stars their movies wasn´t even showing in european cinemas. So stupid by you , as if they could millions of people around the world but what to expect by a brownnoser of a BJP regime which destroys everything what make india strong.

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Indian Saksena's avatar

The issue here, madam, is simple.

Are you against hindus?

Are you a supporter of Islam?

Or are you against present Govt. in India ?

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Indian Saksena's avatar

Absolutely.

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Deepak Menon's avatar

A wonderful well written article and as far as I go, very effectively opened the window to show India it's secular pillars and also revealed the insidious bigots who try to tear apart our fabric of brotherhood. Damn the bigots of every religion - we are Indians and will always stand together regardless of religion, caste or creed. Crime based on bigotry will be dealt with by an iron hand! This is the ethos of United India

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Shivam's avatar

Perhaps it is obvious but I fail to see the connection between the arrest of Aryan Khan and his buddies and harassment of SRK. Was Sanjay Dutt arrested and convicted to specifically to harass Sunil Dutt/Nargis? There can be a case made out based on SSR and his girlfriend that the Indian media runs after bollywood type sensation and the drug investigation agencies are incompetent, their cases and media trials finally amounting to nothing. There is a great demand in public to harass all of bollywood in general and enjoy their downfall as kind of a macabre spectator sport. However I don't think you have made a credible connection that this amounts to harassing SRK because the current regime wants to persecute muslim stars. That seems like a huge leap and you don't have evidence to back that charge up. Aryan/SRK will come out of this just fine and this episode will likely propel their careers forward. So stop feeling sorry for superstars who have a lot of leverage and money. Move on to provide coverage to more worthy sufferers irrespective of religion who don't have voice and leverage.

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Indian Saksena's avatar

Ms. SABA,

Try criticizing the Judge, by name, for denying bail. After all you know more than the Judge.

Stop this pro muslim agenda in India. We are not following Sharia like 57 Islamic countries.

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Adrija's avatar

The very first paragraph is repulsive where you play the Muslim card. If we have to believe you don't forget that it's our money, our love that made him a superstar. And yes we know from the beginning that he is a KHAN. We know to love a KHAN and make him filthy rich so that he can raise his son to a druggie!! You miss Muslim Saba, can you Muslims ever do that for a Hindu? Bull shit

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Indian Saksena's avatar

Yes. She is always anti Modi, anti Hindu thought and blind supporter of Muslims in India.

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Bharatendra Singh's avatar

The author in her article “shahrukh-and-son” is trying to justify substance abuse of a person caught red handed. There are laws against drug usage, possession & trade. It is unfortunate for any youngster to get entrapped in addictive substance abuse. However the law applies for all (star & VIP children included) & belonging to a minority has no special provisions.

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Indian Saksena's avatar

No. Ms Saba thinks muslims are above Indian laws That's why they blocked roads in anti CAA sponsored agitation. Did Saba criticise those women who were forced to sit in that anti India movement, ridiculing the India's democracy .

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Go fuxk yourself's avatar

Playing victim because he is the most popular Muslim father’s son in secular India?

Pity those who think they can do anything in the name religion …. All thanks to these defenders and such articles and so called ‘secular’ writers! Shameless and spineless.

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Pushpinder Garg's avatar

The more and more of these things reminds bollywood to show who is the boss that will set the cultural agenda. I anyone dare challenging BJP/RSS then be ready to face the consequences

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Jason's avatar

Good article.

You just wrote about the surface of the scene. There is a lot of conspiracy indepth I think. Hate, intolerance was raised somuch after they came to power. If they come 3time, then the scene will be more cruel.

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Indian Saksena's avatar

Intolerance is muslim agenda. Not hindu agenda.

Sharia commands all non Muslims to be killed as Kafirs.

How else 57 countries which were either Christian or Buddhists or Judaism followers before became Islamic countries ?

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