Lahore, Jan 28: Jamaat-ud-Daawah (formerly Lashkar-e-Toiba) chief Hafiz Saeed has asked Bollywood star Shahrukh Khan to move to Pakistan if he feels 'insecure' in India.
In a recent interview to Outlook Turning Points, Shahrukh Khan had remarked: "I sometimes become the inadvertent object of political leaders who choose to make me a symbol of all that they think is wrong and unpatriotic about Muslims in India...I have been accused of bearing allegiance to our neighbouring nation rather than my own country."
Reacting to this in an interview to Express TV channel in Pakistan, Hafiz Saeed said: "Shah rukh is welcome in Pakistan and he can live here for as long as he wants."
Hafiz Saeed assured that Shah Rukh will "enjoy all the freedom that he wants in this country."
Meanwhile, sources close to Shahrukh Khan in Mumbai told Hindustan Times: "Shah Rukh is quite pained by the remark.
He had made the comments regarding his religion only to point out how he remains fiercely patriotic to India with a disregard for those who wish to drag his identity as a Muslim in the way of him being loved by millions of fans. He's one of India's most secular actors."
