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VIDEO: Naseeruddin Shah expresses concern over walls of hate being erected in the country in name of religion
Naseeruddin Shah has expressed concerns in a video shared by Amnesty India about ‘crackdown’ on freedom of expression in India and walls of hate being erected in the name of religion.
After speaking up with regards to incidents of mob violence in the country, Naseeruddin Shah has now expressed concerns in a video shared by Amnesty India about ‘crackdown’ on freedom of expression in India and walls of hate being erected in the name of religion. He says in the video that those who demand their rights are being locked away and artists are being stifled. He shares that journalists are being silenced and innocents are being killed.
“Had we dreamt of a country where there is no space for dissent? Where only rich and powerful are heard, and where the poorest and most vulnerable are forever oppressed? Where there once was law, there is now only darkness,” he says in the video. His previous comments about fearing for his children had created a controversy with many political leaders issuing statements against him.
He responded to how his earlier statements created an outrage and shared in the video posted by Amnesty, “The country is awash with horrific hatred and cruelty. And those who stand against this injustice are having their office raided, their licence cancelled, their bank accounts frozen, their voice silenced. Only so that they are deterred from speaking the truth.”
