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BJP spokesperson REACTS to conspiracy theories on Om Puri's death from Pakistan​

Here's what the BJP spokesperson has to say on reports of Pakistani media claiming Om Puri was murdered...

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A ridiculous report that Om Puri was “murdered” has been doing the rounds in Pakistani’s press. According to these reports Om Puri was the victim of a political conspiracy and was smothered to death by a pillow. (We are choking on that one.)

To put all the bilge being spewed in Pakistani print and on Teleivision (where they claim our government intends to assassinate Salman Khan and Fawad Khan next, I kid you not) to rest, Om was not Pro-Pakistan at all, and he was definitely not anti-Modi. But he was against boycotting Pakistani artistes after the URI attack.

After his unfortunate impetuously uttered comments on the Indian soldiers who were martyred after the terror attack on Uri, Om was subjected to the worst kind of trolling ridiculing and humiliation, so much so that he told me he would quit Bollywood and move out.

Though the Pakistani press would now like to see those comments as signs of Om’s being pro-Pakistan, the truth is Om didn’t stop being a true Indian just because of a few irresponsible statements that he regretted deeply and profoundly. He blamed the television media for provoking him into making irresponsible statements.

Om got very emotional when he was accused of being anti-national. At the time, he told this writer, “I’ll never participate in a television debate again. If you want to discuss national issues with me come and talk face-to-face one on one. During the television debate they asked me a question. I was answering. In the middle of my answer they asked me about soldiers and in irritation I said what I did. It was wrong. Terribly wrong of me to disrespect our soldiers. I pronounce myself guilty. Just saying I am sorry is not enough. Let the Government decide my punishment. But I’d implore them to not just put me in jail where I will sit around eating free meals. Let me do something for the betterment of society.”

Tragically the sensation-hungry news-hounds from across the border see Om’s generosity of spirit towards Pakistan as a sign of anti-nationalism which prompted his “murder”. This is sleuthing on the sleaziest grounds possible. It doesn’t even qualify as journalism let alone responsible journalism. How insensitive that a dead man’s silence is being used as insurance against a backlash for practising the absurdest form of journalism.

BJP spokesperson Shaina NC thinks the Pakistani press needs to exercize restrain. “Firstly, Om Puri was our national treasure. His death is none of their business. Secondly even if they make it their business they should get their facts right and not make wild outrageous allegations supported by absolutely ridiculous arguments. We in India believe in a free and fair press. Not a free-for-all press.”

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