In
an
apparent
reference
to
the
recent
mob
violence,
Naseeruddin
Shah
said
at
many
places
the
death
of
a
cow
is
being
given
more
importance
than
the
killing
of
a
policeman.
The
veteran
actor
also
expressed
anxiety
over
the
well-being
of
his
children,
who
he
said
have
not
been
brought
up
as
followers
of
any
particular
religion.
Shah
made
the
comments
in
a
video
interview
with
Karwan-e-Mohabbat
India
and
the
organisation
shared
it
on
its
YouTube
channel
on
Monday.
The
actor
said
the
"poison
has
already
spread" and
it
will
be
now
difficult
to
contain
it.
Naseeruddin
Shah
says,
I
am
worried
for
my
children
in
today's
India
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"It
will
be
very
difficult
to
capture
this
djinn
back
into
the
bottle
again.
There
is
complete
impunity
for
those
who
take
law
into
their
own
hands.
In
many
areas
we
are
witnessing
that
the
death
of
a
cow
is
more
significance
than
that
of
a
police
officer,"
he
added.
Shah,
who
is
married
to
actor
Ratna
Pathak
Shah,
said
they
chose
not
to
give
any
religious
education
to
their
children
--
Imaad
and
Vivaan
-
as
he
believes
"being
good
or
evil
has
nothing
to
do
with
religion".
His
fear
for
his
children's
safety
is
reminiscent
of
Aamir
Khan's
comments
on
intolerance
in
2015
that
had
sparked
a
major
controversy.
"I
had
received
religious
education
as
a
child.
Ratna
(his
wife)
was
from
a
liberal
household
so
she
received
next
to
none.
And
we
chose
not
to
give
religious
education
to
our
children
because
I
believe
being
good
or
evil
has
nothing
to
do
with
religion.
"We
taught
them
about
good
and
bad,
what
our
beliefs
are.
I
did
make
them
learn
a
few
verses
from
the
Quran
Sharif,
as
I
believe
reciting
them
improves
one's
articulation.
Just
like
one's
articulation
improves
reading
from
the
Ramayana
or
Mahabharata
from
its
original..."
Shah
added.
The
actor
is
worried
that
the
situation
would
not
improve
"anytime
soon"
and
said
he
is
angry,
not
scared.
"I
feel
anxious
for
my
children
because
tomorrow
if
a
mob
surrounds
them
and
asks,
'Are
you
a
Hindu
or
a
Muslim?' they
will
have
no
answer.
It
worries
me
that
I
don't
see
the
situation
improving
anytime
soon.
"These
matters
don't
scare
me,
they
make
me
angry.
And
I
feel
every
right-thinking
man
should
feel
angry,
not
scared.
This
is
our
home,
who
dare
evict
us
from
here?"
he
said.
On
December
3,
a
mob,
including
right-wing
activists,
attacked
a
police
station
over
alleged
cow
slaughter
in
the
areas.
The
incident
led
to
the
deaths
of
Inspector
Subodh
Kumar
Singh
and
another
man.