Naseeruddin Dhah clarifies: Facebook removed my post of supporting Diljit; I stand by my words

Naseeruddin Shah faced a lot of criticism after he posted in support of Diljit Dosanjh amid the ongoing controversy over 'Sardarji 3'.

Mumbai, July 5: Naseeruddin Shah faced a lot of criticism after he posted in support of Diljit Dosanjh amid the ongoing controversy over ‘Sardarji 3’. Later, the post was not visible on his social media, after which it was speculated that he had deleted the post due to the backlash.

Now the actor has revealed the truth. In an article written for the Indian Express, he said that he did not delete the post, but it was removed by Facebook. Also, he said that the backlash on the post does not affect him.

He wrote, ‘If this is taken as the reason for my Facebook post (which I haven’t deleted, but have removed) in support of Diljit Dosanjh, then so be it. But the truth is that I don’t need to prove anything. I said what I had to say, and I stand by it. Nor am I disappointed by the lack of support from the film industry. I didn’t expect any – either they all have a lot to lose or they disagree.’

The actor shared a message for his trolls and wrote, ‘And for the trolls, especially the person who told me ‘not Pakistan but the graveyard now’. I can only quote Jigar Moradabadi – ‘Mujhe de na ghaaj mein dhamkiyan, gire lakh baar ye bijliyan, meri sultanate yahi aashiyaan, meri malkiyat yahi chaar par.’

Sardaar Ji 3 controversy

It is worth noting that for the last few days, Diljit has been facing criticism for his new film ‘Sardar Ji 3’, which also stars Pakistani actress Hania Aamir. This film was released abroad on June 27. It has not been released in India. Diljit Dosanjh was being called a traitor for working in the film ‘Sardar Ji 3’ with Pakistani actress Hania Aamir. During this time, many people associated with the industry supported Diljit. Naseeruddin Shah also posted in support of Diljit and said that he stands with him.

The post was shared in support of Diljit Dosanjh

नसीरुद्दीन शाह का दावा है कि दिलजीत के सपोर्ट में किए गए इस पोस्ट को फेसबुक ने हटाया है।

Let us tell you that Diljit Dosanjh, who was surrounded by controversies for working with Hania Aamir, got the support of Naseeruddin Shah. He wrote on his Facebook, ‘I stand firmly with Diljit. The department of Jumla Party which plays dirty tricks was looking for an opportunity to target him for a long time and now they felt that they have got this opportunity. The decision of casting the film was not Diljit’s. It was the director’s. But no one knows the director, whereas Diljit is known all over the world and he accepted the casting because he had no hatred in his heart.’

‘These goons actually want to end the direct relationship between the people of India and Pakistan. Some of my close relatives and dear friends are there and no one can stop me from meeting them or sending them love. And to those who say ‘go to Pakistan’, my answer will be you go to Kailasa.