Tarek Fatah, the Pakistani-Canadian journalist and author, never minces words. In a tweet-spat, Fatah tears apart the duplicity and hypocrisy of Javed Akhtar, Bollywood lyricist, who masquerades as a liberal Muslim. In the wake of Palghar Sadhu lynchings, journalist Arnab Goswami also called out the hypocrisy of the likes of Akhtar for being selective in their outrage.
In a tweet, Akhtar writes: “There was time when I had admired Tarik Fateh his fearless writings n speeches against the idea of Khilafat n Umma n Against the terrorists like ISIS Talibans .sadly with time he has become his own caricature . Today has reduced himself into a spokesperson of VHP .what a pity.” (sc)
Responding to the tweet, Fatah wrote: “Dear @JavedAkhtarJadu sahib, you just proved that below the skin of most secular Urdu-speaking Muslims lives a Hindu-hating Islamist. Jinnah turned Jihadi as did Iqbal of “Saarey jahan” fame. Now yr name too will be added to the Hindu-Hating Hall of Fame. Mubarik Ho comrade!”
Although Akhtar continued to attack Fatah, the latter refused to respond. In another tweet, Akhatar wrote: “I wonder how a man of such strong opinions like you managed to live in Saudi Arabia for eight years . Obviously You must have followed the guide lines given by the rulers of that ultimate regressive state . Didn’t it disturb your conscience?” In yet another tweet, Akhar adds: “The bigot blames the whole community for the acts of their mad fringe .The rationalist doesn’t .A rationalist opposed bigots of every hue n strip .The spineless chooses the safer side .I have nothing but contempt for Muslim condos n feel the same way about Hindu condos. Do you ?”
Responding to Akhtar’s tweet, journalist Pushpendra Kulshrestha writes: “If Javed Akhtar were real atheist, in Sholay he would not have mentioned Jay an atheist and Rahim an ‘allah ka banda’. This man is not honest even at personal level. You won’t hear anything on the relations between Muhammad and Aisha but makes pictures in which a bullet hits Amitabh’s locket with 786 inscribed and debounces.” (translated from Hindi)
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