He was speaking as the Chief Guest at the XXII Annual Convention of the Indian Society for Advancement of Canine Practice (ISACP) and the National Symposium on "Role of Canine in One Health: Building Partnerships and Resolving Challenges," held in Nagpur.
"I understand that Salman Khan is an actor, and he has to live with respect in the country. If people on the ruling side say something, I don't think Salman Khan has the courage to refuse. He must have gone there under government pressure," Azmi told reporters.
"I was in the program. He never disrespected any language. Raj Thackeray got the wrong information. In fact, he taught us to feel proud of our mother tongue. When this event was done in Bangalore, Bhagwat gave his address in English, for the same reason....Why do they always raise their v
In a post on X, Thackeray referred to Bhagwat's statement made at an event in Mumbai on February 8, where the RSS chief reportedly said that being adamant about language and protesting for it is a "disease." Questioning the remark, Thackeray said love for one's language and region cannot
Congress leader and Karnataka minister Priyank Kharge on Monday launched a sharp attack on the demand to confer the Bharat Ratna to Veer Savarkar, asking why a person who, according to him, "worked against Bharath" should receive the country's highest civilian honour.
Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday addressed questions over the delay in conferring the Bharat Ratna on Veer Savarkar, saying if Savarkar is given Bharat Ratna, then the prestige of the honour will increase.
The Maharashtra Congress slammed RSS (Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh) chief Mohan Bhagwat after he was seen sharing a meal with singer-composer Adnan Sami.
Speaking to ANI, Karnataka Minister Kharge said, "...Whenever Rahul Gandhi uses the word 'Prime Minister' in Parliament, he is stopped. Is 'Prime Minister' considered an unparliamentary word? We also heard the Speaker saying that women MPs might attack the Prime Minister. What intelligenc
Speaking to ANI, Chidambaram said, "Parliament is for debating and following procedure that includes giving space to the Opposition to raise issues of concern to the nation. Opposition parties use various tools to register their protest, and this is a tool to do so."
Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi on Monday echoed Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat's demand for a Bharat Ratna for VD Savarkar and slammed the BJP for not doing so despite being in power since 2014.
Actor-politician Kangana Ranaut expressed her support for RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's statement on Veer Savarkar, saying the freedom fighter is far above the Bharat Ratna and that awarding him the honour would be a matter of pride for every Indian.
However, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP, Madan Rathore, told ANI that some people are opposing the idea because of "not reading complete history", and highlighted that Savarkar has "suffered a great deal" and had continued to fight for the country without losing hope.