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Fact check: No one clapped after his Mumbai comment as claimed by Indian media, Akhtar

Javed Akhtar and the Indian media are congratulating themselves for “dushman kay ghar mein ja kar usko marna” after his comments criticizing Pakistan for not taking strict action against the terrorists responsible for 26/11 Mumbai attacks went viral. In an interview with Hindustan Times, Akhtar claimed that Pakistanis had clapped when he had made the remark, and agreed with him. “They all clapped. They agreed with me. There are many people who admire India, want to have a relationship with us. We tend to think of countries as monolith. That is not the case. How do we connect with millions of people, who want to connect with India,” he stated. However, the statement is incorrect as the complete video is up on social media. No one had clapped after Akhtar’s comment about Mumbai attacks. Why our media and so-called “elite” is mum over highly condemnable comments made by Javed Akhtar on our own soil? pic.twitter.com/tpLEswwt1x — Azhar M Khan (@AzharMKhan3) February 22, 2023 The...