We all know how crucial and how sensitive it is to get involved with ‘Love Jihad’ or any aspect that fumes a religious war. Aamir Khan’s PK was the latest ponder to set an example for the same. However, we have now come across a morphed picture of Kareena Kapoor Khan on a magazine issue that sets a warning against, ‘Love Jihad.’ Yes!
Vishva Hindu Parishad’s (VHP), young women’s wing Durga Vahini has launched a campaign to “reconvert” Hindu women who married Muslim men. So, the latest issue of Himalaya Dhwani, a magazine brought out by the Vahini’s Northern India regional coordinator Rajni Thukral, has devoted itself to this theme with the cover of it carrying a morphed face of Kareena. Her face is half covered with a niqab and has a caption underneath that reads: “conversion of nationality through religious conversion”.
Justifying why Kareena has been picked up as the face of this anti-Love Jihad campaign, Thukral said, “She is a celebrity. The youth try to emulate celebrities. They think if she can do so, why not us?” The magazine’s editorial section further elaborates to add, “There has been much debate on love jihad and conversions. The nation was divided and Pakistan was created because of conversions. If a girl gets caught in Love Jihad and becomes Muslim by mistake and now wants to return to her original faith, isn’t it her right? It’s strange that some parties claiming to be secular call this conversion.”
However, a rather bewildered husband Saif Ali Khan has angrily disapproved of the whole plot saying, “It’s ridiculous and not surprising… but these uneducated and bigoted ideas are the worst of India and condemning them is important.”
Well, so what do you think of this? Was it fair to involve Kareena? Open up your thoughts in the comments section below and watch out this space for more updates!
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