Shatrughan Sinha Intolerance

"A lot of people from the film industry brought up the issues of intolerance in haste, and it is childish to do so. I don't stand by them," Shatrughan Sinha said during a session on the last day of the Jaipur Literature Festival. Mr Sinha said that he agreed with Kajol's remarks about there being "no barrier, line, caste or creed in Bollywood"

Bollywood actor and BJP lawmaker Shatrughan Sinha today said that it is childish for some in Bollywood to say there is intolerance in the country, and that he does not agree with them.

Wading into the intolerance debate, Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar today came out against remarks by Aamir Khan, saying ups and downs happen in every nation and one should not start giving "bold" statements.

"Am fond of Aamir Khan and his family. But wholeheartedly disapprove of the idea of India being labelled intolerant by him and others too," Mr Sinha said on Twitter. "PK, where Hindu Gods and Goddesses were made fun of in no uncertain terms would not have seen such success if India was intolerant," he said in an another tweet

Amid the controversy over Bollywood star Aamir Khan's remarks, actor-politician and BJP lawmaker Shatrughan Sinha today said he disapproved of India "being labelled intolerant" by him and others and asserted that the country was inherently peace loving.

"A lot of people from the film industry brought up the issues of intolerance in haste, and it is childish to do so. I don't stand by them," Shatrughan Sinha said during a session on the last day of the Jaipur Literature Festival. Mr Sinha said that he agreed with Kajol's remarks about there being "no barrier, line, caste or creed in Bollywood"

Bollywood actor and BJP lawmaker Shatrughan Sinha today said that it is childish for some in Bollywood to say there is intolerance in the country, and that he does not agree with them.

Wading into the intolerance debate, Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar today came out against remarks by Aamir Khan, saying ups and downs happen in every nation and one should not start giving "bold" statements.

"Am fond of Aamir Khan and his family. But wholeheartedly disapprove of the idea of India being labelled intolerant by him and others too," Mr Sinha said on Twitter. "PK, where Hindu Gods and Goddesses were made fun of in no uncertain terms would not have seen such success if India was intolerant," he said in an another tweet

Amid the controversy over Bollywood star Aamir Khan's remarks, actor-politician and BJP lawmaker Shatrughan Sinha today said he disapproved of India "being labelled intolerant" by him and others and asserted that the country was inherently peace loving.