Javed Akhtar has lashed out at extremists demanding a ‘Hindu rashtra’ and stated the British made an analogous try – to create nations primarily based on religions – however failed miserably. He was speaking concerning the creation of Pakistan at a Mumbai occasion when he made the statements. (Also read: Javed Akhtar calls Kangana Ranaut ‘unimportant’ after she praised him)

At an ABP occasion in Mumbai, Javed Akhtar was requested if the formation of Pakistan was a mistake, in hindsight and he stated, “If a book were to be written about 10 blunders that human beings have made, the creation of Pakistan would certainly figure in it. It was illogical, unreasonable, but alright…now it is a reality, we have to accept that. But, it was not right, it was very illogical – religion does not make a nation, it is not enough of a glue. If it was, the whole of Middle East would have been one nation, whole of Europe would have been another country. Today, the day you start excluding, you will keep on taking out the layers of the onion to find the real onion, (but won’t find anything). There (in Pakistan), Ahmedaiyas and Shias are no longer considered Muslims. That exclusion continues, but what have we learnt from them?”

He added, “Today, we are doing what they did 70 years ago – you want a Hindu Rashtra. Arre wo (Pakistan) nahi bana sake, duniya nahi bana saki aap kya bana lenge (they could not do it, the world could not, what will you create)? I do not know what a Hindu Rashtra is, I do not know what is a country based on religion is.”

The Bollywood writer-poet had lately attended a competition in Pakistan and has since been the centre of a recent controversy. Told that each one Indian imagine that each one Pakistanis are terrorists, Javed stated that Pakistan continues to nurture the perpetrators of the 26/11 Mumbai terror assaults. While Pakistani celebs have slammed him, Indians, together with celebrities and politicians, are praising him for the assertion.