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| | Never felt discrimination as a Muslim, says Naseeruddin | |
| | | Never felt discrimination as a Muslim, says Naseeruddin | | | | cclaimed actor Naseeruddin Shah said he did not agree with Shabana Azmi`s view that Muslims were discriminated against in India and added that he had never faced any such problem.
"I have never felt any discrimination. I have never been refused housing in Bombay. I have lived there in all kinds of conditions from a paying guest, sharing with six people to having two apartments of my own. I have never had these problems. I don`t deny that these problems exist, but I don`t think that Muslims are exclusively the victims," Shah said.
"The less we nurse this persecution thing, the better it will be," Shah told a news channel.
He added: "I think that when the occasion arises, anyone is discriminated against. I can cite instances when Hindus have been discriminated against; forget about Christians, Sikhs, Parsis and so on."
Shabana last week told another news channel that Muslims were often treated as second-class citizens. She said: "I cannot get a house in Mumbai............. | | |
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