'Only a true patriot can do this', Saamna on Javed Akhtar taking potshots at Pakistan

Saamna the official newspaper of Uddhav Thackeray faction on Thursday appreciated Bollywood lyricist Javed Akhtar for showing the mirror to Pakistan during the Faiz festival in Lahore as he slammed the country for 2611 Mumbai terror attacksSaamnas editorial stated A Muslim writerpoet did what PM Modi and his blind devotees could not do to Pakistan Senior poetlyricist and writer Javed Akhtar was invited to Lahores celebration on poet Faiz Ahmed Faizs commemoration dayThe publication hailed Javed Akhtars guts to accuse Pakistan in Lahore and slammed the Modiled central government for only indulging in narratives and wrote It is not easy to go to Pakistan and utter such strong words as Akhtar did It is easy to threaten Pakistan by sitting here in Delhi and Mumbai A roar of Ghuskar Marenge by doing a surgical strike during elections is common but saying the enemy You are the enemy of our country on their face is not easy Only a true patriot can do thisSaamna in its latest editorial further took on Bharatiya Janata Party for having different definitions for nationalism and treason as for them who do not follow them the party or are not ready to be their slaves are termed traitors in their eyes According to BJP one who is not a Modi devotee does not belong to be in the countryOn the occasion Akhtar said The mastermind of the 2611 terrorist attack on Mumbai is still roaming freely in Pakistan We are Mumbaikars We have seen the attack on our city The attackers didnt come from Norway or Egypt they came from your country If Indian people have a complaint about this then the people of Pakistan should not consider it an insult the editorial read furtherAlso Read Perpetrators of 2611 Mumbai attacks roam freely in Pakistan says Javed AkhtarAkhtar also said I wouldnt hesitate to say that though we have organised so many grand functions of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan sahab and Mehdi Hassan sahab in our country you couldnt organise a single event of Lata Mangeshkar ji Akhtar said The audience also gave a loud round of applause to Javed Akhtar The courage of the audience who supported Akhtar must also be appreciated Akhtar has set an example of patriotism and courage in front of the country the letter reads furtherMeanwhile questioning Indias leaders Saamna said The special thing about Pakistanis audience and their rulers is that they tolerated these statements on their land but is there so much tolerance and restraint left in our country todayAttacking on BJP Saamna wrote BJPs leaders and ministers openly say we eat beef and burn innocent Muslim youths in the name of cow protection They create HinduMuslim and IndiaPakistan tussle to win electionsPakistan is the enemy of the country and so is China but Modi only stands against Pakistan and is afraid of China Modi governments courage against China is only limited to the banning of some Chinese apps These people create a raging atmosphere against the common Muslims of Pakistan and India for political benefits the editorial addedThere was a time when the Tricolour was unfurled in Lahore as well and now Mr Javed Akhtar hoisted it again on the occasion of the memorial ceremony of poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz in Lahore the editorial statedJaved Akhtar showed what a 56inch chest is Special congratulations to him the letter addedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever