Mumbai: Javed Akhtar has set Twitter ablaze after praising Alauddin Khalji in a debate with Pakistani-Canadian journalist Tarek Fatah.
On April 28, Javed and Tarek Fatah indulged in a strong debate which has also turned on the backlash on the microblogging site. In a strong debate between these two, Akhtar said that being secular means that we should not tolerate communalism of any kind. He accused Tarek that his focus is only on one side of fundamentalism.
During the debate, Javed said that being secular means that we should not tolerate communalism of any kind. In a nearly hour-long discussion, Javed also accused Tariq of not having read history.
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During the debate, Javed said that it was Allaudin Khilji who saved India from the murderous Mongols four times. In his reply, Tarek brought up an attack on Nalanda University by Khilji dynasty.
While the two discussed nationalism, religious identity and politics of the Indian subcontinent, it was Javed's Khilji comment which has set the Twitter abuzz.
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@Javedakhtarjadu said that khilji was protecting our country from mongols.. Its like 2 dacoits came to loot a house and fought among themselves, the winner got to loot the house , kill the owners and destroy the house but according to javed sir he was saving the house from the
— Anindita Reba Ghosh (@i_am_Anindita) April 29, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">@Javedakhtarjadu said that khilji was protecting our country from mongols.. Its like 2 dacoits came to loot a house and fought among themselves, the winner got to loot the house , kill the owners and destroy the house but according to javed sir he was saving the house from the
— Anindita Reba Ghosh (@i_am_Anindita) April 29, 2020@Javedakhtarjadu said that khilji was protecting our country from mongols.. Its like 2 dacoits came to loot a house and fought among themselves, the winner got to loot the house , kill the owners and destroy the house but according to javed sir he was saving the house from the
— Anindita Reba Ghosh (@i_am_Anindita) April 29, 2020
While many trolled Javed for his Khilji comment, few stood in support of the ace lyricist.
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#Shivaji burned surat many of times many people lost their loved ones . Their property's . Before talking about #khilji must know about hindu invaders? https://t.co/FCq3tA5B93 pic.twitter.com/jKiYgHTQYA
— mai bhi peeing human (@Aasif08788237) April 29, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">#Shivaji burned surat many of times many people lost their loved ones . Their property's . Before talking about #khilji must know about hindu invaders? https://t.co/FCq3tA5B93 pic.twitter.com/jKiYgHTQYA
— mai bhi peeing human (@Aasif08788237) April 29, 2020#Shivaji burned surat many of times many people lost their loved ones . Their property's . Before talking about #khilji must know about hindu invaders? https://t.co/FCq3tA5B93 pic.twitter.com/jKiYgHTQYA
— mai bhi peeing human (@Aasif08788237) April 29, 2020
