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  • ‘India not our enemy’: Danish Kaneria hits again at Shahid Afridi over his ‘religious sentiments’ remarks

    Former Pakistan leg-spinner Danish Kaneria has accused Shahid Afridi of instigating individuals within the identify of faith.

    “India is not our enemy. Our enemies are those who instigate people in the name of religion. If you consider India as your enemy, then don’t ever go to any Indian media channel,” tweeted Kaneria on Monday. The spinner has bagged 261 wickets in 61 Test matches for Pakistan.

    “When I raised my voice against forced conversion, I was threatened that my career would be destroyed,” he added.

    It all began when Kaneria in certainly one of his interviews revealed that Shahid Afridi pressured him to transform to Islam.

    India isn’t our enemy. Our enemies are those that instigate individuals within the identify of faith.

    If you take into account India as your enemy, then don’t ever go to any Indian media channel. @SAfridiOfficial https://t.co/2gssD7RAHe

    — Danish Kaneria (@DanishKaneria61) May 9, 2022

    “Yes, Afridi used to often tell me to convert to Islam. But, I never used to take him seriously. I believe in my religion and it does not depend on cricket,” Kanera had instructed Zee News.

    A few days later, Shahih Afridi responded strongly to Kaneria’s accusation.

    “If my attitude was bad then why he did not complain to the Pakistan Cricket Board or the department he was playing for. He is giving interviews to our enemy country which can incite religious sentiments. And the person saying all this, look at his own character,” Afridi was quoted by the information.com.pk.

    Afridi additionally slammed Kaneria for defaming the nation’s identify within the spot-fixing, which ended his profession. Kaneria is going through a ban for his involvement in a spot-fixing case.

    “He is accusing me to get cheap fame and make money. Everyone knows about his character.”

    “Kaneria was like my younger brother and I played with him in the department for many years,” stated Afridi.

  • After Tandav Row, FIR Filed Against Amazon Prime’s Mirzapur For ‘Hurting Religious Sentiments’

    Amidst Tandav controversy, an FIR has been filed towards producers of Amazon Prime’s one more present, Mirzapur, on the Kotwali Dehat police station of Mirzapur for allegedly selling social enmity, showcasing abusive content material, presenting the district in a nasty gentle, and displaying illicit relations on display. The FIR has been registered on the criticism of Arvind Chaturvedi who alleged that the present ‘has hurt his religious sentiments’. Also Read – Ali Abbas Zafar Shares Quick Update On Tandav Row: In Talks With I&B Industry To Resolve Concerns Producers Ritesh Sidhwani, Farhan Akhtar, and Bhaumik Gondaliya have been booked underneath the IPC sections 295 A (deliberate and malicious acts, meant to outrage spiritual emotions of any class by insulting its faith or reli­gious beliefs), 504 (intentional insult with intent to impress breach of the peace), 505 (statements conducing to public mischief) of the IPC together with sections of the Information Technology (IT) Act. Also Read – Muslim Actors, Makers Should Write in Affidavits They Won’t Insult Hindu Gods: ABAP on Tandav Row SP of Mirzapur Ajay Kumar mentioned, “Arvind Chaturvedi alleged that the web series has shown abusive content and illicit relations. Thus, based on the complaint, an FIR has been registered against producers and the platform.” Also Read – Tandav Row: Netizens Trend #BanAmazonMerchandise After Company Faces Political Backlash

    Mirzapur Dehat SHO Vijay Kumar mentioned that the complainant has alleged that the present has harm his spiritual sentiments and has introduced the Mirzapur in a nasty gentle. However, he didn’t reveal into a lot particulars. The collection stars Pankaj Tripathi as Akandha Tripathi, Divyendu Sharma as Munna Tripathi, Ali Fazal as Guddu Pandit, Shweta Tripathi as Gajgamini Gupta aka Golu Gupta, Rasika Dugal as Beena Tripathi. The new season has some new faces equivalent to Vijay Varma, Priyanshu Painyuli, Isha Talwar, Amit Sial, and Anjum Sharma. The crime thriller collection, Mirzapur revolves round medication, weapons, crime, and lawlessness. It depicts the federal government, rule of the mafia, rivalry, and crime that prevails within the Purvachal area of Uttar Pradesh.

  • ‘Hurting religious sentiments’: Tandav director, Amazon Prime India head named in FIR

    A day after BJP leaders demanded a ban on Amazon internet sequence ‘Tandav’, police in Lucknow’s Hazratganj Kotwali station registered an FIR towards Amazon Prime’s India head of authentic content material Aparna Purohit, director of internet sequence ‘Tandav’ Ali Abbas Zafar, its producer Himanshu Krishna Mehra, author Gaurav Solanki and others for allegedly hurting non secular sentiments.
    On Sunday, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting sought an evidence from the streaming platform after BJP MP Manoj Kotak wrote to I&B Minister Prakash Javadekar looking for a ban on Amazon Prime Video’s sequence ‘Tandav’ for allegedly ridiculing Hindu deities.
    ‘Tandav’, starring actors Saif Ali Khan, Dimple Kapadia, Sunil Grover, Tigmanshu Dhulia, Dino Morea, Kumud Mishra, Mohd Zeeshan Ayyub, Gauhar Khan and Kritika Kamra, premiered on the streaming platform on Friday.
    Kotak, the MP from Mumbai North-East, alleged that makes an attempt are sometimes made on such platforms to not present Hindu deities in good gentle.
    He stated totally different organisations and people have complained that Hindu gods and goddesses have been ridiculed in ‘Tandav’ internet sequence.
    “Hence, we have made a demand to Javadekar ji and have written to him to ban the web series immediately. The actors, producers and directors should apologise for hurting sentiments,” he added.

    Another politician, Ram Kadam, a BJP MLA from Ghatkopar West, additionally requested the director to take away the portion of the net sequence wherein Lord Shiva is allegedly ridiculed.
    The legislator stated he has filed a criticism on this connection on the suburban Ghatkopar police station.

    The authorities lately introduced OTT platforms reminiscent of Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Disney+ Hotstar, apart from different on-line information and present affairs content material, underneath the ambit of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, giving it powers to manage insurance policies and guidelines for the digital house.