Eminent actor Shabana Azmi has lashed out at Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis for 'brokering a deal' to make sure safe release for Karan Johar's film Ae Dil Hai Mushkil.
"What a sorry state of affairs!CM brokers deal n buys patriotism for 5 crores! After Home Minister had promised peaceful passage 4 ADHM" Azmi tweeted on Sunday.
She said Fadnavis had shown 'scant respect' to Home Minister Rajnath Singh's assurance of safe release for the film and urged the Bharatiya Janata Party to demand an explanation from him.
What a sorry state of affairs!CM brokers deal n buys patriotism for 5 crores!After Home minister had promised peaceful passage 4 #ADHM
— Azmi Shabana (@AzmiShabana) October 23, 2016
CM Fadnavis shows scant respect for Home Ministers assurance of safe passage for #ADHM. BJP better haul him up and demand explanation
— Azmi Shabana (@AzmiShabana) October 23, 2016
In another tweet, the actor hit out at Raj Thackeray and wondered if it was the MNS which would decide whether she was patriotic or not.
MNS will decide whether Im patriotic or not?I bow to d Indian Constitution Raj Thackeray does not.Whos patriotism needs questioning?
— Azmi Shabana (@AzmiShabana) October 23, 2016
Fadnavis has been facing criticism since Saturday after he brokered 'truce' between ADHM producers and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray .
The producers agreed to pay Rs 5 crores to army welfare fund and promised that they would not hire Pakistani actors in future.
Congress has already criticised the chief minister for 'demeaning' the constitution, bowing to pressure by Raj Thackeray and acting as a new 'super censor board'.
Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray also lambasted the deal. Talking to reporters on the sidelines of his meeting with rebel Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh leader Subhash Velingkar, Uddhav said Indian Army had self respect and it didn't require extortion money.
