The BJP condemned Nationalist Congress Celebration chief Sharad Pawar’s assertion that the Muslim minority has contributed essentially the most to Bollywood – the Mumbai movie trade – questioned why the NCP patriarch was dividing artwork and cinema within the title of vote financial institution. “What about Dadasaheb Phalke, Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle, Smita Patil, Madhuri Dixit and so on,” BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla tweeted, a day after Sharad Pawar made the remark whereas talking on the problems of Muslim at an occasion in Nagpur. Additionally Learn | Vivek Agnihotri’s dig at Sharad Pawar: ‘Like every king, his celebration collected tax’
“So terrorists haven’t any faith however artwork and cinema have a faith Pawar Saheb?” the BJP spokesperson requested.
“However what can we anticipate from a celebration whose minister Nawab Malik is in jail for hyperlinks with D firm! However what can we anticipate from a celebration whose minister Nawab Malik is in jail for hyperlinks with D firm!” he wrote.
Opposing Sharad Pawar’s assertion, BJP chief Ram Kadam referred to Amitabh Bachchan, Rajesh Khanna, Kishor Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar and requested whether or not he can deny their contribution to the trade. “Dada Saheb Phalke arrange the trade. Do they wish to divide artwork or expertise within the title of faith for the sake of vote financial institution politics. What’s the conspiracy behind this thought?” he tweeted.
The Kashmir Information director Vivek Agnihotri additionally reacted to Sharad Pawar’s assertion and stated when he got here to Mumbai, Sharad Pawar was the king. “Like every king, his celebration collected taxes (sic). Many Bollywoodiyas contributed generoudly. In return they have been allowed to create personal kingdoms. I at all times wonders who have been these folks,” Agnihotri tweeted including that Sharad Pawar’s assertion on Saturday cleared all his doubts.
“At this time, in all of the fields, whether or not it’s artwork, whether or not it’s writing, or whether or not it’s poetry, the best contribution has come from the Minorities and has come within the Urdu language,” Pawar stated. Whether or not it’s artwork or writing or poetry, the best contribution got here from minorities and has come within the Urdu language, he added.