Sanjay Raut attacks Javed Akhtar for his alleged comparison of RSS, VHP with Taliban

Mumbai (Maharashtra) (India), September 6 (ANI): Criticizing lyricist Javed Akhtar for his alleged comparison of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) with the Taliban, Shiv Sena chief Sanjay Raut, said on Monday “the comparison of any Indian organization with the Taliban is condemnable”.

Raut said, “Today we have written it in Saamana. The comparison of Indian organizations with the Taliban is condemnable. India is a democratic country. The depraved mentality of the Taliban will never be acceptable here. The people here are fighting and fighting back. Opposition The parties of our country have also experienced the emergency.

Shiv Sena, in its editorial 'Saamana', criticized Akhtar and said “linking Hindutva with Taliban is disrespectful to Hindu culture”.

In the editorial, Shiv Sena further said that those who think that the ideology of the RSS and VHP are similar to those of the Taliban need to do some soul-searching.

“Most of the country's population is secular and respects the religious views of others. We cannot accept 'Talibani ideology'. Although India is home to a majority of the Hindu population, it is a proud country and secular,” Shiv Sena said.

On Sunday, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) staged a protest against Akhtar outside his residence in Mumbai. (ANI)