Denounces the %u201Cculture of intolerance%u201D which has become a global phenomenon
DUBAI: Sarod maestro Amjad Ali Khan has denounced the %u201Cculture of intolerance%u201D affecting India, and hoped for the speedy return home from Dubai of artist M.F. Husain.
%u201CIt is sad the way M.F. Husain, a member of the artistic community, is being treated. I hope he is accepted back. After all, he has achieved so much and brought so much fame to India,%u201D he said during a meeting with journalists.
Mr. Husain has been living in Dubai and London after right-wing groups in India threatened him over the portrayal of Hindu gods in some of his works.
Ustad Amjad Ali Khan was here for a concert hosted by the Indian Consulate General to mark the 60th anniversary of India%u2019s Independence. He was accompanied on stage by his sons, Ayaan Ali Khan and Amaan Ali Khan.
He was worried that %u201Cintolerance had become a global phenomenon, and India had not been immune to this trend.%u201D He said bigotry and sectarianism were %u201Ca threat which needed to be addressed at its roots %u2014 within the family and at school.%u201D
