Guwahati: Shah Rukh Khan’s symbolic “tehraveen” ritual was done on Monday by Ayodhya seer Mahant Paramhans Das of Tapasvi Chhavni, adding to the controversy surrounding the impending Pathaan film in Bollywood.
He claimed that the “tehraveen” would signal the end of the “jihad” that the actor had been promoting through his movies.
The seer burned Shah Rukh Khan posters earlier in the week and threatened to burn the actor alive if they crossed paths.
On Monday, the seer reclined in a circle of followers while holding an earthen pot, dropping it to the ground after reciting a few mantras.
“I appeal to people to set those theatres on fire where ‘Pathan’ will be screened. Bollywood and Hollywood constantly try to find ways to make fun of Sanatan Dharma and insult Hindu gods and goddesses. In the Pathan movie, Deepika Padukone wore a bikini which hurt the religious sentiments of saints and of the entire country. Shahrukh Khan constantly makes fun of Sanatan Dharma. What was the need to wear a saffron bikini and perform such steps in the song?” he asked.
Earlier, Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) national spokesperson Vinod Bansal criticised Deepika’s saffron-colored attire.
Bansal said, “Calling saffron Besharam Rang in a film titled ‘Pathaan’ shows their mentality…This is shameful. Hindu society will not accept this film.”
In the caption, he wrote, “Calling saffron shameless, showing a Hindu woman wearing a saffron dress and becoming a puppet of Islamic Jihadis. Is it a bold scene? There is a limit to anti-Hinduism too! Hindu society will no longer be able to tolerate these tukde tukde gang members who tarnish Bollywood by defaming it.”