What we could not do, Shah Rukh Khan and John Abraham have shown this country: Derek O’Brien praises ‘Pathaan’
Amid the boycott call against movie ‘Pathaan’, Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Derek O’Brien heaped praise on the actors and makers of the film, saying that “what we could not do, Shah Rukh Khan, Dimple Kapadia and John Abraham have shown this country”.
While speaking on the Motion of Thanks on the President’s Address, Derek O’Brien took a veiled jibe at the people and organisations that demanded a ban on the SRK-starrer ‘Pathaan’. Praising the movie, the TMC MP told Rajya Sabha that ‘Pathaan’ carries a beautiful message termed the actors and makers as “India’s biggest global ambassadors”.
Addressing the Rajya Sabha, the TMC leader said: “Well done (director) Siddharth Anand…. Well done India’s biggest global ambassadors. Well done those of you who made ‘Pathaan’. What we could not do, Shah Rukh Khan, Dimple Kapadia and John Abraham have shown this country.
We learnt from them…. Do not mess with India’s biggest global ambassadors. You asked them to boycott Bollywood, they showed you one film with a beautiful message.”
Before the release of Shah Rukh Khan’s ‘Pathaan’, a huge controversy had erupted after some BJP MPs and right-wing organistations had called for its boycott over the saffron-coloured bikini attire of Deepika Padukone and the lyrics of ‘Besharam’ song.
“You asked them to boycott Bollywood, they showed you one film with a beautiful message,” the TMC MP further said while hitting out at those who had urged people to boycott ‘Pathaan’.
The Trinamool MP accused the Narendra Modi-led government of weakened Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI).
He also accused the BJP government of using central investigating agencies and the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) to “hound the opposition”.
