In the wake of the recent terror attack in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir, celebrity couple Shabana Azmi and Javed Akhtar have decided not to attend a two day event in which they were scheduled to participate in Karachi.
Taking to micro-blogging site Twitter, Shabana said, “@Javedakhtarjadu and I have cancelled Karachi Arts Councils celebration of my father Kaifi Azmi’s centenary and Rekhta’s 3 day celebration in Dubai which included a show of our play Kaifi aur Main by IPTA. All Indians stand united as one.”
“@Javedakhtarjadu n I were invited for a 2 day event celebrating #Kaifi Azmi centenary. I appreciate that our hosts #Karachi Arts Council have mutually agreed with us to cancel the event at the nth hr in view of the dastardly Pulwama Massacre,” Shabana said in a series of tweets.
Javed Akhtar said, “Karachi art council had invited Shabana and me for a two day lit conference about Kaifi Azmi and his poetry. We have cancelled that. In 1965 during the Indo-Pak war Kaifi saheb had written a poem . “AUR PHIR KRISHAN NE ARJUN SE KAHA”.
“I have a special relation with CRPF. I have written their anthem. Before putting the pen to paper I met a number of CRPF officers n what ever I learned my respect admiration and love for these braves increased by many a fold. Today I share the grief of the dear ones of the martyrs,” Javed said in another tweet.