{"id":15970,"date":"2017-03-10T17:10:13","date_gmt":"2017-03-11T01:10:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/?p=15970"},"modified":"2017-03-10T17:10:13","modified_gmt":"2017-03-11T01:10:13","slug":"javed-akhtar-takes-back-his-harsh-words-on-sehwag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/javed-akhtar-takes-back-his-harsh-words-on-sehwag\/","title":{"rendered":"Javed Akhtar: Takes Back His Harsh Words on Sehwag"},"content":{"rendered":"

File photo of Javed Akhtar at the book launch of ‘Me, Mia, Multiple’\u00a0 in Mumbai, July 2015. (Press Trust of India)<\/em><\/p>\n

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Noted lyricist Javed Akhtar, who had hit out at Virender Sehwag for his comments on Delhi University student Gurmehar Kaur, has said that he takes back his \u201charsh\u201d words as the cricketer has already clarified his statements. \u2013 @siliconeer #siliconeer #Bollywood @Bollywood #JavedAkhtar #VirenderSehwag #GurmeharKaur<\/p>\n

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\u201cSince Sehwag, undoubtedly a great player, has clarified he was just being facetious and is not anti-Gurmehar I take back my rather harsh words,\u201d Akhtar tweeted.<\/p>\n

The 71-year-old lyricist had earlier called Sehwag \u201ca hardly literate player\u201d when the cricketer trolled Kaur after her campaign \u201cI am not afraid of ABVP\u201d went viral.<\/p>\n

Later, Sehwag, in a series of tweets, had defended himself, claiming that his social media post in reply to Kaur was an \u201cattempt to be facetious\u201d rather than one to bully anyone over their opinion, adding that agreement or disagreement was not even a factor.<\/p>\n

Kaur, 20, the daughter of army martyr Captain Mandeep Singh and a student of Lady Sri Ram College, in Delhi, had started the campaign following the violence at Ramjas College.<\/p>\n

She withdrew from her social media campaign after allegedly receiving threats.<\/p>\n

Akhtar, however, praised cricketer Gautam Gambhir, who had said that the recent events have left him with a sense of disappointment.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy respect for Gautam Gambhir who without any fear of trolls and right wing extremists has stood for Gurmehar\u2019s freedom of expression. Bravo,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo many war veterans and retired army officers have supported Gurmehar\u2019s statement but perhaps they are not \u201cnationalist\u201d enough for some,\u201d Akhtar added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

File photo of Javed Akhtar at the book launch of ‘Me, Mia, Multiple’\u00a0 in Mumbai, July 2015. (Press Trust of India) Noted lyricist Javed Akhtar, who had hit out at Virender Sehwag for his comments on Delhi University student Gurmehar Kaur, has said that he takes back his \u201charsh\u201d words as the cricketer has already…<\/p>\n

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