New Delhi, Dec. 19 -- Veteran lyricist and screenwriter Javed Akhtar has strongly criticised Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over a viral video that allegedly shows him attempting to remove a woman's hijab during a government event in Patna.
Taking to X, Akhtar termed the incident unacceptable and said the Chief Minister owed the woman an "unconditional apology."While reiterating his long-standing opposition to the traditional practice of purdah, Akhtar stressed that personal beliefs can never justify interference with a woman's dignity or choice.
"Everyone who knows me, even in the most cursory manner, knows how much I am against the traditional concept of purdah. But that doesn't mean, by any stretch of the imagination, that I can acc...