Bollywood ‘writer’ Manoj Muntashir, who’s shied away from using his Hindu Brahmin surname Shukla up until now, is facing widespread condemnation after he shared an Islamophobic rant on Twitter. Visibly ashamed of carrying his Hindu Brahmin surname Shukla and replacing it with a language, introduced in the subcontinent by Islamic rulers, the Kesari writer called the same rulers from the past dakait (robbers).
Muntashir also used fake information, perhaps gained from the Hindutva factory’s WhatsApp University, to accuse Muslim rulers of carrying out jihad against the Hindu population of Chittorgarh in Rajasthan.
He expressed his disgust on naming Indian roads after Islamic rulers from the past by urging Indians to choose their legacy wisely.
His Islamophobic rant came just days after he shared a photo of himself with Mohan Bhagwat by revealing that his meeting with the RSS chief had considerably changed his perspective.
Sharing his Islamophobic rant, Muntashir wrote, “Choose Your Legacy And Your Heros! Relwasing today at 5 PM on YouTube/Manoj Muntashir. (sic)”
It didn’t take long for netizens to remind him about his glaring hypocrisy with many asking him to drop his Urdu surname and replace it with Shukla. Others ironically thanked him for dropping his mask finally to expose himself as a hardcore bigot.
The man who made a career out of Ishq, Khalish, Mehfooz, Fariyaad, Humsafar and Rashqe Kamar questions our Indo-Islamic legacy, and our education, values and choices. Good to see the mask coming off, Manoj. Remove the word “Muntashir” from your name now. Choose your legacy! ???? https://t.co/ExbYYtS6Q2
— Vaibhav Vishal (@ofnosurnamefame) August 25, 2021
Manoj Muntashir ????????
Seen his interview on rekhta where he describes how he changes his name to muntashir how urdu changed his life.
Apna poora career urdu songs par banane wala aaj kese zeher ugal raha hai
Not shocking????????
Utarne do sbke naqab— ???????? Saba Ansari (@Antifaascist) August 26, 2021
कितनी नफरत है भरी हुई है.
चंद्रशेखर आज़ाद को ब्राह्मण और जनेऊधारी घोषित करके लिखने वाले ये सज्जन मोदी -योगी की सत्ता से सेटिंग के चक्कर में गिरते जा रहे हैं .
श्रेठता का अहंकार और एक धर्म के प्रति नफरत का इजहार इनकी फितरत बन गई है .
फ़िल्म सिटी का हिस्सा बनेंगे यही सब करके ? https://t.co/6wKMkD0mmh— Ajit Anjum (@ajitanjum) August 26, 2021
When is bigot @manojmuntashir dropping urdu surname Muntashir and replacing it with Shukla? In his words, choose your legacy venomous hypocrite.
— Rifat Jawaid (@RifatJawaid) August 26, 2021
Muntashir was recently seen making frequent appearances on Sony TV’s Indian Idol show.