Actor Naseeruddin Shah on Saturday said he stands by his remarks on mob violence incidents and is disturbed by “open hate” in the society.
Last year, the 69-year-old actor had said at many places the death of a cow is being given more importance than the killing of a policeman.
Naseeruddin, who was in conversation with actor Anand Tiwari at the India Film Project, was responding to a question if his views have affected his ties with film fraternity.
“I never had any close relationship with the film industry and fraternity in any case. I don’t know whether it has affected my standing or not because I don’t often get offered work very much.What I felt I said and I stand by it. I faced a lot of abuse by people, who have nothing better to do, but it doesn’t affect me at all. What is disturbing is the open hate,” he said.
Recently, the actor was among the over 180 members of the cultural community, who condemned the FIR lodged against 49 celebrities for an open letter they wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
