Javed Akhtar Reminds Pakistan of 2008 Mumbai Attack in Viral Video, Says `Perpetrators Still Roaming Free` – Zee News

NEW DELHI: Famend Bollywood lyricist and author Javed Akhtar, who has been credited with a number of Bollywood evergreen hit numbers, lately participated at an occasion in Pakistan. The occasion was held in reminiscence of famend Urdu poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz and noticed Akhtar interacting with the poets and likewise interacting with the viewers. A video has surfaced on the web the place the veteran author is seen blatantly accusing Pakistan of permitting the perpetrators of the 2008 Mumbai assaults to roam free within the nation. He additionally talked about that the neighbouring nation mustn’t really feel dangerous over the resentment within the hearts of Indians. 

The famend lyricist within the video talks about defusing pressure between the 2 neighbouring nations. He’s heard saying within the video, “We must always not blame one another. It is going to clear up nothing. The environment is tense and that must be calm down. We’re individuals from Mumbai, and we’ve got seen the assault on our metropolis. The perpetrators didn’t come from Norway or Egypt. They’re nonetheless roaming free in your nation. So if there’s a criticism within the Hindustani’s coronary heart, you shouldn’t really feel dangerous.”

(Jo garam hai fiza, woh kam honi chahiye. Hum toh Bambaiye log hain. Hamne dekha wahan kaise hamla hua tha. Wo log Norway se toh nahi aaye the naa Egypt se aaye the, wo log abhi bhi aapke mulk me ghum rahe hain. Toh ye shikayat agar Hindustani ke dil mein ho toh aapko bura nahi manna chahiye,” Akhtar might be heard saying in Hindi.) 

His assertion got here in response to an individual asking him to hold the message of peace with him when he returns to India. The individual mentioned, “You will have visited Pakistan many instances. Once you return do you inform your people who these are good individuals, they aren’t simply bombing us but additionally greeting us with garlands and love?”

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— Dr. Syed Rizwan Ahmed (@Dr_RizwanAhmed) February 21, 2023

Akhtar additionally made some extent to say that whereas India at all times welcomed and hosted Pakistani legends, this was not the case with Indian artists as they haven’t been welcomed in Pakistan. “We hosted huge capabilities of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Mehdi Hasan. You (Pakistan) by no means organized a perform for Lata Mangeshkar?” the poet mentioned, drawing large cheers and claps from the gathering.

The universe brings the chance to sing one in every of my favorite love songs written by the legendary @Javedakhtarjadu sahab in entrance of him for the love of my life @AyeshaFazli #love #peace #javedakhtar #poetry #music pic.twitter.com/ZZgOVlsiwc

— Ali Zafar (@AliZafarsays) February 20, 2023

Quickly after the video surfaced on the web, it went viral very quickly. Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut, who has been at loggerheads with the veteran lyricist-writer, additionally shared the video on Twitter and wrote, “Jab primary Javed saab ki poetry sunti hoon toh lagta tha yeh kaise Maa Swarsati ji ki in pe itni kripa hai, lekin dekho kuch toh sachchai hoti hai insaan mein tabhi toh khudai hoti hai unke saath mein … Jai Hind @Javedakhtarjadu saab….. Ghar mein ghuss ke maara .. ha ha.”

The 2008 Mumbai terror assault resulted within the deaths of virtually 175 individuals. No less than ten Pakistani terrorists of Lashkar-e-Taiba stormed buildings in Mumbai and carried out the bloodbath. 9 of the gunmen had been killed through the assaults, and one survived. Mohammed Ajmal Kasab, the lone surviving gunman, was executed in November 2012. The attackers had travelled from Pakistan’s Karachi to Mumbai through boat.