Now Maharashtra Minister Nitish Rane seems angry over famous singer AR Rahman’s recent comment about not getting work in Bollywood. Nitish Ran has again given a controversial statement by using sharp words against AR Rahman.

Nitish Rane, who has been in controversy for his statements, said on the comments of singer and musician AR Rahman, “If someone had made such statements against Pakistan, Karachi or Bangladesh, would any Islamic country have allowed him to live? Or would he have been killed and expelled from the country?”

‘People like AR Rahman should not get a platform’

At the same time, Nitish Rane also raised objection on AR Rahman’s appearance on The Kapil Sharma Show. He said, “Why do we invite such people (AR Rahman) to programs like ‘Kapil Sharma’? Those who make anti-national statements have the right to express their opinion. But those who insult our country or the Hindu community should not be given any platform.”

Sindhudurg, Maharashtra: On Singer and composer AR Rahman’s remarks, Minister Nitesh Rane says, “If someone had made such statements against Pakistan, Karachi, or Bangladesh, would an Islamic country have let them live? Or would they have been cut down and expelled? Then why… pic.twitter.com/vkUyVraqSB

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‘We have to create fear among people’- Nitesh Rane

Nitish Rane says that such people should be boycotted so that in future no country dares to speak against the Hindu community or the Hindu nation. “We have to create this fear among people,” he said.

What did AR Rahman say?

In fact, in a conversation with BBC Asian Network, AR Rahman had claimed that he has not been getting work in Hindi cinema in the last 8 years. He attributed this to the ‘power shift’ that took place in the last 11 years and said that now power is with those who are not creative. He had claimed it to be a communal thing. However, after the reaction from celebs and politicians, AR Rahman came to The Kapil Sharma Show and gave clarification.

Bollywood actress Rani Mukherjee’s film ‘Mardaani 3’ has been released in theaters today. Due to which the actress has been busy promoting this film for the last few days. For which the actress is in talks with many different media houses. During one of these interviews, Rani Mukherjee talked about the most discussed issue related to the industry at present. This is the controversial statement of music producer AR Rahman.

Actually, there was a lot of uproar over AR Rahman’s statement recently, on which many celebrities had reacted. In this episode, now Rani Mukherjee has also given her reaction on this matter. Rani told in a conversation with DD News that according to her, Bollywood is the most secular place.

‘I am what I am today because of this’

Rani said, ‘Bollywood is the most secular place and I completely believe in it. There is no discrimination on the basis of religion and caste here. In my 30 years of journey in the industry, I have never experienced anything like this. I love this industry very much and whatever I am today is because of it.

It is important to connect with the audience

Rani further says that merit matters. In the end, only that person can survive and achieve success who connects with the audience. This statement of Rani clearly shows that she does not agree with AR Rahman’s statement at all. The industry has a different meaning for him which he has made clear.

Let us tell you that Rani Mukherjee’s film ‘Mardaani 3’ has been released recently. The film has received good response on the very first day of its release. Now the success of the film will be known in the coming few days. Let us tell you that this is the third installment of Rani’s film ‘Mardaani’ in which the actress is in the powerful role of police officer Shivani Shivaji Roy.