Javed Akhtar Gets Show Cause Notice From Thane Court For RSS-Taliban Remarks
RSS activist Vivek Champanerkar had filed a suit in the court over his alleged remarks seeking to compare the RSS with the Taliban
Mumbai: Veteran lyricist Javed Akhtar has been issued a show-cause notice by a Thane court in connection with a defamation suit filed against him over his remarks that drew parallels between Taliban and RSS.
RSS activist Vivek Champanerkar had filed a suit in the court of the additional chief judicial magistrate and joint civil judge (senior division), seeks Re 1 as compensation from Akhtar
The court ordered the issuance of the notice returnable on November 12.
The 76-year-old poet, lyricist and screenwriter triggered a controversy early this month when he told a news channel that right-wing all over the world have an uncanny similarity.
“The Taliban want an Islamic country. These people want to make a Hindu Rashtra,” the former Member of Parliament said without naming the Nagpur-headquartered Hindutva organisation.
Advocate Aditya Mishra, who appeared for the complainant, argued at length in the court and claimed the defendant (Akhtar) had made “derogatory” remarks against the RSS while appearing in a show of a private news channel.
In 2020, Javed Akhtar received the Richard Dawkins Award for his contribution to secularism, free-thinking, critical thinking, holding religious dogma up to scrutiny, advancing human progress and humanist values.
Akhtar is an Indian political activist, poet, lyricist and screenwriter, originally from the Gwalior area. He is a recipient of the Padma Shri (1999), Padma Bhushan (2007), the Sahitya Akademi Award as well as five National Film Awards.
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