India
‘Three words out of four are of Urdu’: Javed Akhtar mocks BJP slogan
In October, Javed Akhtar had slammed the controversy surrounding the popular clothing brand Fabindia, in which the company had to withdraw an ad for using an Urdu phrase 'Jashn-e-Riwaaz'
Hyderabad: Lyricist Javed Akhtar, who is known for speaking up on various controversial issues, on Tuesday mocked the Bharatiya Janata Party over its UP election slogan, pointing out that there are three Urdu words in it.
Taking to his Twitter, he wrote, “Nice to see that the slogan of UP BJP “soch imaandar kaaam dumdaar “ has out of four three urdu words, imaandar, kaam and Damdar.” (Imaandar means honest, kaam damdaar means solid work).
