Rishi Kapoor, Mahesh Bhatt condemn Shiv Sena attack on Sudheendra Kulkarni

The stir created after the cancellation of Pakistani ghazal maestro Ghulam Ali’s concert is yet to die down when some suspected Shiv Sainiks here attacked and abused Kulkarni for launch of a book by former Pakistani foreign minister Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri.

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The incident happened when Kulkarni was leaving his home in Sion, south-central Mumbai. A group of around a dozen alleged Shiv Sena activists accosted him, and allegedly poured black paint/ink on him.

Rishi Kapoor tweeted: “Excuse me! This is ridiculous and unpardonable. And to address a media conference in this manner? Politics!”

Excuse me! This is ridiculous and unpardonable. And to address a media conference in this manner? Politics!! pic.twitter.com/qhUXMMPo1B

— rishi kapoor (@chintskap) October 12, 2015

Filmmaker Bhatt shared: “The attack on Sudhendra Kulkarni ridicules our constitution, shames our police, and debunks our claims to be a democracy.”

The attack on Sudhendra Kulkarni ridicules our constitution, shames our police, & debunks our claims to be a democracy.

— Mahesh Bhatt (@MaheshNBhatt) October 12, 2015

Singer Sona Mohapatra, famous for tracks like “Ambarsariya” and “Bedardi raja”, took to Twitter to express her thoughts.

She shared: “Dear Shiv Sena, Throwing paint on Sudheerna Kulkarni doesn’t make you patriotic. If you remotely care, help fight our biggest enemy – poverty.”

Dear Shiv Sena, Throwing paint on Sudheerna Kulkarni doesn’t make you patriotic. If you remotely care, help fight our biggest enemy- poverty

— Sona Mohapatra (@sonamohapatra) October 12, 2015

Dia Mirza appreciated Kulkarni for not bogging down by the attack, and giving them back strongly.

She said: “Kudos #SudheendraKulkarni for not allowing intimidation and threat to weaken your choice.”

Kudos #SudheendraKulkarni for not allowing intimidation and threat to weaken your choice.

— Dia Mirza (@deespeak) October 12, 2015

Actor-comedian Vir Das shared: “You think there’s anyway to get some Mumbai buildings to write a book about Indo-Pak relations so that the Sena comes over and paints them?”.

You think there’s anyway to get some mumbai buildings to write a book about Indo-Pak relations so that the Sena comes over and paints them?

— Vir Das (@thevirdas) October 12, 2015

“Masaan” fame director Neeraj Ghaywan shared an image of Kulkarni and said: “And he is wearing the colours of our flag”. The attire Kulkarni was wearing at the time of the paint attack had the three colours of the Indian flag.

And he is wearing the colours of our flag… pic.twitter.com/tWm0kTPZLc

— Neeraj Ghaywan (@ghaywan) October 12, 2015