Updated On: 04 January, 2022 06:22 PM IST | Mumbai | ANI
'The moment I raised my voice against the online auction of women n those glorifying Godse n preaching genocide to the army police n people some bigots have started abusing my great great grand father a freedom fighter who died in kala pani in 1864 What do you say to such idiots,' he tweeted

Javed Akhtar. File Pic
Veteran lyricist Javed Akhtar has slammed a section of social media users who questioned the honour of his great great grandfather Fazl-e-Haq Khairabadi.
On Monday, Akhtar reacted to the ongoing 'Bulli Bai' controversy, which erupted when photos of hundreds of Muslim women were collected from their social media accounts and were uploaded on an app and it would then encourage people to participate in their auction.