Certain politicians should be bashed: Karan Johar

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New Delhi, Dec 1 (PTI) Venting his anger on some politicians for their comments over the ghastly Mumbai terror attacks, Bollywood director Karan Johar says they should be "bashed". "Politicians, soulless and emotionless, were addressing the country while reading off of tele-prompters. Can you not feel anything? Can you say nothing to make us feel just a little more secure in your hands?" his blog says.

Applauding NSG and media for their roles, Johar writes, "Certain politicians should be bashed. Poorly conducted 'press conferences' announcing the death and casualty toll for foreigners with the speaker unable to successfully read a list from a sheet of paper, confusing Austria for Australia and generally making us look like illiterate idiots to a global audience. It left me embarrassed and struggling to find pride in our government".

Johar was in New York when the incident took place. "I was glued to the TV screen since late Wednesday night when security personnel battled the terrorists in the city for 62 hours.

"In times like these, it becomes a challenge to look at the big picture. Terror attacks, massive loss of life the reality eventually forces you to look at how we react individually and as a collective community." On people's safety in Mumbai, he writes, "In our every day lives where maybe we went to Tiffin for lunch or did some window-shopping at the Taj, we now feel unsafe in our cars with tinted windows and our buildings with multiple watchmen. We now feel what a section of the city's lower-middle class felt on July 11, 2006 when their security was threatened.

"Affluent members of society now prance around panels claiming Mumbai is no longer safe. This city isn't safe now, nor was it safe two years ago," he writes.

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