Cow's death given more importance than a policeman's: Naseeruddin Shah
File image of Naseeruddin Shah.
Not one to mince his words, actor Naseeruddin Shah has lashed out on people who take up the law in their own hands in a recent video. In a video message on YouTube, the critically-acclaimed actor said that the death of a cow is being given more importance than the death of a police officer in some areas.
Shah who has been always vocal about issues prevailing in the country expressed concern for his children due to the current situation in the country.
“I feel worried thinking about my children because they have not received any religious education. We chose not to give any religious education to our children because I believe that good or evil has nothing to do with religion,” said Shah.
“We did teach them about good and bad. We taught them what our beliefs are. Tomorrow if a mob surrounds them and asks them if they are Hindu or Muslim, they will have no answer," added the veteran actor.
Shah was referring to the recent Bulandshahar violence in which a police officer was killed by a mob. The violence was sparked by the discovery of cow carcasses. Also read:Bulandshahr incident a 'political conspiracy': Yogi Adityanath
While three people were arrested for cow slaughter by the UP Police, the policeman's killer remain free.
Shah's comments were put online by Karwan-e-Mohabbat India (Caravan of Love), an activist collective that is focussed on highlight and combating instances of hate crimes.
Shah felt the situation would not be improving anytime soon.
"I personally do not get afraid with these things, but I get angry. And I want that every right-thinking person should feel angry, not scared. This is our home, who can evict us from here?” the actor added.
A few days back, Shah had lashed out on Indian cricket team skipper Virat Kohli and called him the worst-behaved player in the world.