As the ongoing Karnataka hijab controversy continues to draw reactions from Bollywood
celebrities. Taking to her Instagram stories on Thursday, the actor shared her reaction to the
controversy that erupted in Karnataka over whether students should be permitted to wear hijab
(a headscarf worn by Muslim women) in educational institutions or not.
Kangana shared a post reading, “Iran in 1973 and now. From Bikini to Burqa in fifty years flat by
author Anand Ranganathan and wrote, “If you want to show courage, show it by not wearing
burqa in Afghanistan. Learn to break free, not cage yourself.”
On Friday, reacting to Kangana’s post on her official Instagram handle, Veteran actor Shabana
Azmi questioned, “Correct me if I’m wrong but Afghanistan is a theocratic state and when I last
checked India was a secular democratic republic?!!”
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One person commented on Shabana’s post, “We cannot educate people, thank you ma’am.”
Another one said, “She doesn’t understand the difference perhaps!” While one added, “Not only
the largest democracy (on paper) but also the largest diversity.” Lashing out at Kangana, one
person said, “There is no point in expecting anything sensible or logical from Kangana.”
On Wednesday, Javed Akhtar shared his views on the hijab row and wrote, “I have never been
in favour of Hijab or Burqa. I still stand by that, but at the same time, I have nothing but deep
contempt for these mobs of hooligans who are trying to intimidate a small group of girls and that
too unsuccessfully. Is this their idea of ‘MANLINESS’? What a pity.”
