Lyricist Javed Akhtar is one such celebrity who does not fear to voice his opinion with regards to any issues happening in the country. On December 17 few students of IIT-Kanpur institute conducted a peaceful march on the campus against the Citizenship Amendment Act and in harmony with the Jamia Millia students, they sang poem ‘Hum Dekhenge’ written by the legendary Pakistani poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz. A committee was soon setup after few faculty members complained about it. Javed Akhtar has reacted to the row and has said that calling Faiz Ahmed Faiz ‘anti-Hindu’ is ‘absurd and funny’. IIT-Kanpur Launches Inquiry into Students Reciting Faiz Ahmed Faiz's Poem in Solidarity with Jamia Millia Islamia.

A panel was set up after Dr Vashimant Sharma, a faculty member along with few others, filed a complaint with the IIT Director. The institute’s Deputy Director Manindra Agarwal was quoted as saying, “A committee of six members was established, headed by me, to investigate the matter. Some students have been questioned, while the others will be questioned after they return to the institution after the holidays.” IIT Kanpur Mulling Action Against Students Singing 'Hum Dekhenge' During Anti-CAA Stir, Probing Whether Faiz Ahmed Faiz's Poem is 'Anti-Hindu'.

In the complaint they also stated that few wordings in the poem could hurt the sentiments of the Hindus. On this issue Javed Akhtar stated, “Calling Faiz Ahmed Faiz 'anti-Hindu' is so absurd & funny that its difficult to seriously talk about it. He lived half his life outside Pakistan, he was called anti-Pakistan there. 'Hum Dekhenge' he wrote against Zia ul Haq's communal, regressive & fundamentalist Govt,” reports ANI.

Javed Akhtar’s Reaction On Faiz Ahmed Faiz’s Hum Dekhenge Controversy

The deputy director told The Print that Dr Vashimant Sharma complaint demands that “organisers and masterminds be identified and expelled immediately.” Stay tuned for further updates.

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