New Delhi: Drawing the difference between “Hindustan Islam” and the practice of faith in the other parts of the world, actor Naseeruddin Shah on Tuesday condemned the part of the Indian Muslim community that “celebrates the return of the Taliban”.
In the video clip recorded in Urdu, Shah criticized those who welcomed the rise of the Taliban government in Afghanistan.
“Even though the return of Taliban to Afghanistan is the cause of concern for the whole world, a barbarian celebration by parts of Indian Muslims is no less dangerous,” he said.
He said that every Indian Muslim must ask himself if they wanted the reformed modern Islam – “Jddat Pasandi Modernity” – or barbaric values (“vaishipan”) of the last centuries.
“I am an Indian Muslim and, when Mirza Ghalib years ago, my relationship with my God was informal.
I don’t need political religion,” Shah said