Javed Akhtar responds to the question "Are Shia, Sunni different religions?”
Is that clear enough Arnabji or the nation still
Mumbai: Irked by a social media user who asked him if Shia and Sunni were different religions, veteran writer-lyricist Javed Akhtar on Thursday said all kinds of religious people were "equally unreasonable".
He made the comment as part of a chain of tweets after the social media user asked Akhtar: "Is Shia and Sunni different religions Javed Akhtar? #JustAsking."
The celebrated writer, who is quite vocal about his views on socio-political issues, said: "Your question about Shia and Sunni reminds me of a very famous dialogue from a film 'Gone With The Wind'. And it was, 'Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn'."
Journalist Arnab Goswami joined the conversation by questioning Akhtar: "But where is the answer!"
Akhtar wrote: "It is for them to decide whether they are from the same religion or not. Doesn't interest me. So what if they are and so what if they are not. I believe all kind of religious people are equally unreasonable. Is that clear enough Arnabji or the nation still wants to know something."
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CM Siddaramaiah says confident of winning all three bypolls in Karnataka
New Delhi, Nov 21: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday expressed confidence of winning bypolls in all three assembly segments in the state.
The polling in three assembly constituencies -- Sandur, Shiggaon and Channapatna -- was held on November 13 and counting of votes will take place on November 23.
"I am confident we will win all three bypolls," Siddaramaiah told reporters here.
The CM said he does not believe in exit polls as they have gone wrong in the recent state elections like Haryana, he added.
