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Manoj Muntashir's Video Comparing Mughal Emperors To Dacoits Goes Viral; Richa Chadha, Neeraj Ghaywan And Others Slam Him For 'Spreading Hate'

Poet and lyricist Manoj Muntashir is making buzz for a controversial reason. Richa Chadha, Neeraj Ghaywan among others are slamming him for his remarks on Mughals. Read on!

Mamta Naik

Fri Aug 27 2021, 14:27:02 4993 views
Poet and lyricist Manoj Muntashir on Tuesday took to social media to share a video in which he compares 'Mughal emperors' to 'dacoits'. He captioned the video as, "Choose Your Legacy And Your Heros". In the video, he dubs Mughal rulers like Humayun, Jehangir and Akbar "glorified dacoits' and questions if everyone has been "brainwashed" into glorifying Mughals. Manoj's words didn't go down well with many.

From Richa Chadha to Neeraj Ghaywan and many others are slamming him for spreading hate. Actress Richa Chadha who is known to speak her mind wrote, "Cringe. Bad poetry, unwatchable. Should drop the pen name too. Why profit off of something you so hate."

Replying to Richa's tweet, a Twitter user wrote in Hindi, "Ma'am there is no bigotry in this. Calling Mughals wrong isn't calling Islam wrong," to which she responded, "Haan, maine toh jaane teen saal laga kar University mai ithihaas kyu padha. Jab WhatsApp University bewakoofi ko badhaawa deta hai, kyu BOT?" ALSO READ:Akshay Kumar Rectifies His Error After Mistakenly Crediting Ajay Devgn For Manoj Muntashir's Poem 'Sipahi' Dedicated To Indian Soldiers

Writer Vaibhav Vishal tweeted, "The man who made a career out of Ishq, Khalish, Mehfooz, Fariyaad, Humsafar and Rashqe Kamar questions our Indo-Islamic legacy, and our education, values and choices. Good to see the mask coming off, Manoj. Remove the word "Muntashir" from your name now. Choose your legacy!" Neeraj Ghaywan called him out saying, "Bigotry laced with casteism!" Taking to Twitter, writer Hussain Haidry also slammed the lyricist for his remarks.

On the other hand, filmmaker Vivek Rajan Agnihotri came out in support of the lyricist and stated that he has always been expressing his perspective fearlessly in his poetry.










Image Source:Instagram/ManojMuntashir

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