Your kids needn’t fear: Naqvi to actor Naseer
Mumbai, December 22
Amid a row over Naseeruddin Shah’s remarks on mob violence, Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi today said the veteran actor’s children need not fear as tolerance was in the country’s DNA.
Naqvi, while referring to Shah’s remarks, said a mountain was being made out of a molehill. “Tolerance and harmony are in India’s DNA and despite any circumstances, nobody succeeded in destroying the strong legacy.”
Shah has found himself in a major controversy over his reference to killing of a policeman in Bulandshahr earlier this month. He said the death of a cow was being given importance over the killing of a policeman in the violence.
In the interview, the actor had expressed concern over well-being of his children, who he said had not been brought up as followers of any particular religion. — PTI
