New Delhi : Shah Rukh Khan got embroiled in the “extreme intolerance” debate in the country after he expressed his views about the prevailing situation in the country, but the superstar says there is no need for him to prove his “secular” credentials.
Asked about the debate, the Bollywood “Badshah” said in an interview to ETV channel: “I really don’t know anything about this. I speak straightforward, clear-cut and good things whenever I speak. And I feel I need not prove myself secular.”
“The logic is that if we want to move forward, we should not keep such things in our mind like sex differentiation, whether the person is fair or dark, which religion the person belongs to, which region the person hails from or which caste the person belongs to.”
Shah Rukh’s comment on “extreme intolerance” in India last month landed him in a soup, with leading BJP MP Yogi Adityanath comparing him to Pakistani terrorist Hafiz Saeed, and another Hindutva proponent, Sadhvi Prachi, dubbing the actor a “Pakistani agent”.
Superstar Aamir Khan had to face a similar problem after he shared that his wife had suggested they leave the country.
The controversy was revisited by VHP leader Sadhvi Prachi on Tuesday when she attacked Shah Rukh and Aamir saying they are “tarnishing” the image of India through their comments on intolerance.
Shah Rukh feels there is no end to such “things”, and he has made a resolution — to talk about acting and films only.
