Ram: Javed Akhtar asks people to chant ‘Jai Siya Ram’ slogans: In Hindu culture, it is wrong to think that I am right and everyone else is wrong

Veteran poet and lyricist Javed Akhtar on Thursday attended the Deepotsav program organized by Raj Thackeray. During the occasion, Akhtar mentioned that Lord Rama and Sita usually are not solely Hindu gods and goddesses however the cultural heritage of India.
He mentioned that though he is an atheist, he considers Ram and Sita to be the wealth of this nation. And that’s why he attended this occasion. He added that Ramayan is our cultural heritage and it is the topic of your curiosity.
Akhtar additional mentioned that he is proud to have been born within the land of Ram and Sita and after we speak about Maryada Purushottam, it is Ram and Sita that come to thoughts.
During his speech, Akhtar additionally requested people to chant ‘Jai Siya Ram‘ slogans. He recalled his childhood days in Lucknow and mentioned that as a baby, he used to see people who have been wealthy and they used to say good morning. But a standard man passing by on the highway used to greet people with ‘Jai Siya Ram.’
“Therefore, it is a sin to think of Sita and Rama separately. The word Siya Ram is a symbol of love and unity. Siya and Ram were done by only one. His name was Ravana. So the one who does differently will be Ravana. So you chant Jai Siya Ram three times with me. Say Jai Siya Ram from today,” he said.

Akhtar also stressed on how freedom of expression has diminished. He said that if he had written Sholay today, the scene in which Hema Malini goes to the temple with Dharmendra standing behind, he and Salim Khan would not have written that scene today. Because in today’s society, if someone feels bad about this, you will understand that ignorance has increased.

He further said that in the past there were some people who were always intolerant. But Hindus were not like that. “The particular factor about Hindus is that there was at all times a greatness of their hearts. But for those who end it, you grow to be like others. We have realized the best way you may have lived. It will not work for those who’re going to depart that high quality,” he added.
Talking about how India has preserved democracy at present, Akhtar said, “Even for those who do not consider in anybody, you’re a Hindu, that is Hindu tradition. It has given us the perspective of democracy. On the opposite, it is wrong to think that I am right and everyone else is wrong. Then what you may have been taught is wrong.”