Author: Zeenat Afshan

My Name is Khan has finally hit the theaters across India except Mumbai, because Mumbai is govern and controlled by none other than the hoodlums – Shiv Sena and MNS (Maharashtra Navnirman Sena) – who ransacked theaters and tore posters across Mumbai.

When things like this are happening around, no one would be willing to face the ire of those who are very much safe because State and Central government finds no answer to it – they think they will use it in the next elections– and they carry on rioting from years.

What was wrong if Shah Rukh Khan freely voiced the agony of millions cricket lovers that Pakistani players should have been treated in a better way – even if they were not be taken in the IPL3 (Indian Premier League) – because sports are above politics. Politics many a times divide people while sports try to fill the gorge between them.

The simple motto behind SRK’s comment would have been let sports alone, with IPL’s response not to choose the Pakistani players, the players must have felt ashamed. If they were not to be bought by the franchisees, they shouldn’t be put to auction rather been told meticulously that they cannot take part because of the security reasons.

A comment that caught the eyes of Shiv Sena who are least bothered about the image of India rather they are more concerned about their own political mileage. Patriotism and national interest is their least concern and it only shows in the words but it never came into action. If they had they would never ever tried to sabotage the constitutional rights of the people of India.

If they – Sena- have the freedom of expression – through Sena’s mouthpiece Saamna – why can’t an ordinary Indian – SRK may not be ordinary – use the same to say what he feels? Read Saamna editorials and you will find nothing about development but everything will be subjected to political, regional and religious division over which they have constructed Maatoshree.

How long an artist – MF Hussain – an actor Shah Rukh Khan and a director Karan Johar would forcibly apologize – to save their neck or else has to run away from India?

Not easy to comment over the film success or failure but it has lead to arguments and discussions that how long the politics of division, rioting and forcibly seizing a city or a state would continue?