By Preetha Nair
Agra: Minorities, especially, the Muslim community feel insecure under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, says Shahid Rafi, son of the legendary singer Mohammed Rafi here.
He also reiterated his demand for the Bharat Ratna for his father.
Speaking to IANS on the sidelines of the third edition of the Taj Literature festival, which began on Friday, Shahid said that the prevailing situation in the country is disturbing.
“Muslims feel threatened under this government. Whether it’s the crackdown on Jawaharlal Nehru University students or the attack on minorities, the situation is disturbing,” said Shahid who joined the Congress last month.
Earlier with the Asaduddin Owaisi-led AIMIM for whom he contested the Mumbadevi assembly segment in south Mumbai in the Maharashtra assembly elections, he said he preferred the Congress as it is a secular and democratic party.
“I was with AIMIM only for a brief period. I contested under their banner and secured 16,000 votes. However, I didn’t want to limit myself and I joined Congress to serve the country in a better way. It is the oldest party in the country,” he said.
Shahid, who had recently demanded that his father should be conferred the Bharat Ratna posthumously, said hs fans would be happy at this.
“He himself was a Bharat Ratna. However, I feel that his fans will be happy if he gets it posthumously,” he said, adding he gets overwhelmed by the love from Rafi fans wherever he goes.
“I always get mobbed by my father’s fans. It’s a blessing to be born as the son of Rafi,” he said.
Reminiscing about his father, Shahid said that he was an affectionate and loving father to them.” I can only remember him as a gentle and caring dad. He was a complete family man,” he said.
He noted that Rafi’s co-singers and actors like Dilip Kumar, Dev Anand, Shammi Kapoor and many in his era respected him a lot. “He was highly respected in the film industry. My father was a simple man and he doesn’t like to socialise,” said Shahid, who runs garment business in Mumbai apart from holding stage shows.
However, Rafi didn’t want his children to follow his footsteps, said Shahid. “My father used to say that if you want to become a singer, be like me or above me, never below me,” he said.—–IANS
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2.Counter terrorism ambesdor is Asif ibrahim
3.In this news paper today publushed out of 100 powerful indian 10 are muslim
4.Govt of india signed 50 million dollar fund for Project nayee manzil for muslim
5.champion of Geeta is muslim
6.Urdu university Vc is muslim
7.out of 42 central university VC , 16 are muslim
Still if their is fear THIS is artificial fear created by media to demonize modi,
Ethnic conflict reduced to 50% MHA REPORT
Now if you are saying ISIS sympathesier,Jnu student are innocent than you are very wrong
Now hindu should worry cause Godhra riot 50 hindu killed by muslim mob around 2000.
1.n Azad maidan Muslim mob defaced Amar jawan jyoti to extend solidarity with Rohingya muslim
2.KASHMIR EXODOUS , 1000 kashmiri pandit killed ,all were forced to flew kashmir could not rehabiliate
3.Aug 2013 20000 muslim attack in jammu vandalized hundreds of house of hindu
4.Malda riot 2lakh muslim mad mob agitated to robbed hundreds of house and plundered property groping woman
5.24 ISIS sympathiser along with one marketing manager of ONGC arrasted for having in touch with Isis.
Now Muslims are playing victim card to deface india through this news portal internationally
Agra is in UP PROVINCE where 20 %cabinet ministers are muslim
AZAM KHAN one of powerful minister allegedially made sarcastic remark to MHRD MINISTER along with his engagement with terrorist and pakistan is well known ,all though fact could not be established is from UP
DGP UP POLICE is himself is muslim
Current samajwadi party is known for its YADAV MUSLIM alliance .So mister plz dont tell a lie .dont create panick among people,If you really dont like powerful HINDU RIGHT WING prime minister , say it clearly about it .
And if u dont like hindu or attach emotionally with DEEP ROOTED IDEA OF UMMAH than it is RACIAL supremacist that would not be accepted.
You might be trying to revive glory of lost mughal empire than a lot of work to be done in domain of science not by creating UMMAH or BY exercising TAQAIYA