#KashmiriPandits row: Naseeruddin Shah Clarifies Comments on Anupam Kher, Calls it ‘Misreporting’

#NewDelhi : Bollywood  After coming under attack from Anupam Kher for questioning his stand on Kashmiri Pandits, Naseeruddin Shah has denied media reports that he questioned the former’s campaign.  Naseeruddin Shah called the reports, which claim that he said ” Anupam Kher has never lived in Kashmir and now suddenly he is a displaced Pandit”, “misreporting”.

The war of words between the two Bollywood actors broke out after Shah reportedly targeted Kher. “A person who has never lived in Kashmir has started a fight for Kashmiri Pandits. Suddenly, he became a displaced person,” Shah had reportedly said.
Calling his comments ridiculous, Kher replied that he did not need a certificate from anyone to speak about any issue. He questioned the logic of Shah’s comments and added that by that logic NRIs should not think about India. “Shah Saab ki Jai Ho. By that logic NRIs should not think about India at all,” Anupam Kher tweeted.

Filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar and Ashoke Pandit took Kher’s side. “You don’t have to be Kashmiri to fight for #KashmiriPandits plight. Every Indian should condemn the brutality and support their resettlement,” Bhandarkar said.
But Jammu and Kashmir MLA Engineer Rashid came out in support of Shah. “He is not a Kashmiri Pandit and he was never here. He has usurped land from his relatives and is an actor,” Rashid said about Kher.
Kher has been supporting the return of Kashmiri Pandits to the Valley.