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Veteran lyricist Javed Akhtar strongly hits back at trolls over hijab row
Updated On: 18 December, 2025 05:51 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Javed Akhtar condemned Nitish Kumar’s controversial act, saying the Bihar CM owes the woman an unconditional apology. The lyricist also strongly hit back at trolls questioning his stance and values on social media
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Veteran lyricist Javed Akhtar took to X to share his stance on the controversial act by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, which is being widely debated on social media. The CM recently, while honouring a young woman for her work, forcefully pulled down her hijab. The act led to massive outrage on social media.
What Javed Akhtar said about Nitish Kumar`s hijab row
Javed Akhtar wrote on X, "Every one who knows me even in the most cursory manner knows how much I am against the traditional concept of Parda but it doesn’t mean that by any stretch of imagination I can accept what Mr Nitish Kumar has done to a Muslim lady doctor. I condemn it in very strong words. Mr Nitish Kumar owes an unconditional apology to the lady."
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