There are many in India who have made a business of selling shrouds of Muslims to feed their families. Small-time Bollywood actor Manoj Joshi is one of the many who has joined this herd.
On Sunday, the actor and an ardent BJP supporter took to his Twitter handle to share a one-liner that displayed his hatred for Muslims. “Do the houses which were raising Afzals, also raise doctors someday? (sic),” he tweeted in Hindi.
Soon, the anti-Muslim tweet went viral on social media, with many slamming the actor for targeting Muslims when thousands of people across India are dying of COVID-19.
जो घर-घर से अफ़ज़ल निकाल रहे थे, वहाँ से कभी डॉक्टर भी निकालेंगे क्या?— Manoj Joshi (@actormanojjoshi) April 18, 2021
A Muslim doctor responded to his tweet stating that he has been serving patients, even in the state of fasting in the month of Ramadan.
He also slammed the actor and called his mindset destructive and cheap.
“Reporting sir, serving the patients in the month of Ramzan, without having even a sip of water. Sir, sorry to say but even the evil don’t have destructive/cheap mind like you. Covid (sic),” his tweet read.
Others joined in slamming the actor and calling out his blatant bigotry.
Jo ghar ghar se savarkar nikal rahe hai waha kabhi insaan bhi niklenge kya? Insaan bano jaanwar ho tum, jaanwar. Thooo. pic.twitter.com/sEqKbCYnQ3— أمينة Amina (@AminaaKausar) April 18, 2021
One user called him a ‘Godse disciple’ and schooled him that the one of the manufacturers of Remdesivir, the COVID-19 vaccine is the pharmaceutical company Cipla, whose chairman is a Muslim.
Listen Godse disciple,
Remdesivir, Cipla, by Yusuf Hamied. This is what's saving India today. Yusuf Hamied is the chairman of $2.3 billion (revenue) generics maker Cipla. The company was founded in 1935 by his father Khwaja Abdul Hamied, a disciple of Mahatma Gandhi. pic.twitter.com/IRlJoGgWTF— Sanghamitra (@AudaciousQuest_) April 18, 2021
Some said they were shocked to discover that the actor they ‘liked’ was a closet bigot.
Can't believe I liked you as an actor— June Paul (@journojuno) April 18, 2021
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Shaik Zakeer Hussain is the Founder and Editor of The Cognate.
