Aurangabad: Local AIMIM MLA Imtiyaz Jaleel today said national anthem need not be played in cinema halls as people go there for entertainment. He said that merely singing the national anthem in a cinema hall does not make anybody patriotic.

"I love my country and have great respect for our tri-colour and national anthem, but I don't want to show my patriotism, respect and love for this great country by singing the national anthem in a cinema hall," Jaleel said in his post on social media.