Om Puri condemns Pakistan artist ban, ends up insulting soldiers

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Om Puri condemns Pakistan artist ban, ends up insulting soldiers

Mumbai - In a recent live TV channel debate, actor Om Puri, while trying to defend art ended up insulting Indian martyrs.

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Published: Tue 4 Oct 2016, 1:08 PM

Last updated: Tue 4 Oct 2016, 3:44 PM

Veteran actor Om Puri has been slammed by a section of the film fraternity for comments they say are insulting to Indian soldiers.
Filmmaker Ashoke Pandit and veteran actor Anupam Kher came out against Om Puri after he told a TV channel that nobody forced soldiers to join the army and people should ask whether India and Pakistan should become Israel and Palestine.
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During a debate on a TV channel, Om Puri said on Monday:

"Did we force them to join the army? My father was also in the army... We are proud of them (soldiers)... I am asking you: Do you want India and Pakistan to become Israel and Palestine?
"I don't give a damn to Salman Khan or some other Khan... Go to Modiji (Prime Minister Narendra Modi) and cancel their (Pakistani actors') visas. Prepare 15-20 people as suicide bombers and send them to Pakistan."
Reacting to his comment, Pandit tweeted: 
Anupam also wrote that he respects Om a lot, but said watching him on the TV show and hearing his views related to Indian soldiers was "very sad".
Actress Meerra Chopra wrote:
Folk singer Malini Awasthi tweeted:
Om Puri visited Pakistan in August to promote the Pakistani film "Actor in Law", in which he plays a key role.
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Soon after his statement came, he was slammed on social media including Facebook and Twitter with hashtag #shameompuri and #OmPuriSaySorry.
Here's what twitterati has to say about Om Puri's comments:




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