Javed Akhtar has said being an Indian citizen, views of actor Priyanka Chopra supporting Centre's recent decision on Kashmir will "obviously be an Indian point of view".

JAVED AKHTAR ON PRIYANKA CHOPRA'S CONTROVERSY

Javed Akhtar was commenting on a Pakistani minister's demand for removal of Chopra as UN Goodwill Ambassor for Peace, accusing her of supporting Indian government's decision on Kashmir. "If her comments have upset Pakistani establishment, y can do whatever y wish," Akhtar told reporters at a literary event. 

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Speaking about actor,  Javed Akhtar said, "I kw Priyanka Chopra personally. She is a cultured, decent and educated person and fact remains she is an Indian. "If re is some kind of a controversy and difference in point of view between an aver Indian citizen (like Priyanka Chopra) and Pakistani establishment, obviously her point of view will be an Indian point of view."

To ar question,  Javed Akhtar said, while he is trolled almost every day on social media, "for last two-three days re are a lot of hate messs because I have me my comment and aired my point of view on Imran Khan's tweet and some people are upset with me."

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He said when "religious bigots" of both communities abuse him, he is convinced that what he says is right. " day one of m will stop abusing me, I will wonder what is wrong with me," Akhtar commented.

PAKISTAN WRITES LETTER TO UN 

In a letter, dressed to UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta H Fore, Pakistan's Human Rights Minister Shireen Mazari h said Bollywood actor supports Indian government's policies on Kashmir.

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She furr alleged that Chopra is in favour of a "nuclear war" between India and Pakistan. "Ms Chopra has publicly endorsed this Indian government position and also supported nuclear threat issued to Pakistan by Indian Defence Minister. All this goes completely against principles of peace and goodwill that Ms Chopra is supposed to uphold as an UN Goodwill Ambassor for Peace," Mazari wrote in letter.

INDIA AND PAKISTAN TENSIONS: 

Tensions between India and Pakistan spiked after India abrogated provisions of Article 370 of Constitution to withdraw Jammu and Kashmir's special status and bifurcated state into two Union Territories.

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(Inputs & quotes taken from Press Trust of India)