What he said in the interview with Outlook Turning Point Magazine clearly indicates a victim’s mindset. What he said there is pretty flabbergasting. Read some of his quotes:
"It is the box that contains an image of my religion in millions of minds. I encounter this tightening of definition every time moderation is required to be publicly expressed by the Muslim community in my country."
"the inadvertent object of political leaders" who choose to make him "a symbol of all that they think is wrong and unpatriotic about Muslims in India".
"I gave my son and daughter names that could pass for generic (pan-Indian and pan-religious) ones: Aryan and Suhana. The Khan has been bequeathed by me so they can't really escape it. I pronounce it from my epiglottis when asked by Muslims and throw the Aryan as evidence of their race when non-Muslims enquire,"
He also seems to relentlessly bring up his brief detention at Newark Airport in the US. In fact the whole interview is filled with this kind of crap. Does he really think of himself as a victim or this is a ploy to gain sympathy of Hindus into paying for his movies? What we do know is that he is a master manipulator of the media. His movies run on publicity and an image rather than substance. He has won all the awards that can be bought. No, this man knows exactly what he is doing. His popularity is on its way down. He is losing the box office battle to the other Khans. He needs a boost. Even bad publicity is publicity nonetheless.
But the way he has chosen to achieve this publicity betrays a sick mindset. It is almost like biting the hand that feeds you. His words in the interview clearly show the mistrust and disdain for non-Muslims, which is very typical of men of his faith. And yet he is perfectly fine exploiting the free society we have and love and money ignorant Hindus have showered on him.
The one thing that he really likes to harp on was the questioning he underwent at Newark airport in the US. What Khan clearly ignores is that the US does not subscribe to the VIP culture that India has. When arrested, a superstar like Mel Gibson was detained and put through the process. What Shahrukh Khan and his people do not want you to know is the reason why he was detained. It seems that the organizer for his stage shows were involved in hawala transactions with people in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Even if Khan did not know about his hosts’ unsavory connections, he still has to go through the process and establish his innocence. Of course we all know the Bollywood and Dawood Ibrahim connections so who knows who is innocent or guilty.
What really burns me is that thanks to our esteemed Home Minister’s statements, a murderer like Hafeez Syed can now point his filthy, blood stained fingers at us. Now thanks to Shahrukh Khan, a Hindu hating moron like Rehman Malik can now accuse us of incompetence. THANK YOU SHAHRUKH BHAI.
The only thing that keeps me from completely losing it is that I have never paid to see Khan’s movies. People around me have painfully put me through them. However, if I were a ticket buying Hindu fan of Shahrukh Khan, I would be really upset. This man’s words would be like spit in my face. What can someone like that do? The answer is simple. Boycott this man’s movies and everything that he peddles. Deny him the money and the fame he so desperately needs and he will whither away.
But will the Hindus do that? I don’t think so. The ever-forgiving Hindu population has a tremendous capacity to take abuse and punishment. Salman Khan can kill people while driving drunk and still become a bigger star than a law-abiding actor like Akshay Kumar or even Amitabh Bachchan.
Maybe we Hindus deserve every bit of it.
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