Secular SRK

Shah Rukh Khan is facing backlash on social media for donning a tilak on his forehead on Diwali. SRK had posted a picture, along with wife Gauri and son AbRam, sporting a tilak to wish everyone a happy Diwali. However, some people started targeting him for breaking his religious values. From calling him a ‘fake Muslim’ to writing him off for his double standards, SRK’s Diwali post received quite a backlash. 

While SRK ignored it all, veteran actress Shabana Azmi couldn’t bear it. Defending SRK, the actress tweeted, “Appalled to read that@iamsrk Diwali greeting invites wrath of rabid Islamists, gets called a ‘False Muslim’ for sporting a tilak! ... Islam is not so weak that it stands threatened by what is a beautiful Indian custom. India’s beauty is in her Ganga Jamuni tehzeeb.”