Irrfan Khan's son on being 'scared' due to communal tensions in India

Babil Khan commented on 'mandatory' Eid holiday being cancelled in the country

Late actor Irrfan Khan’s son Babil gave his two cents on low-key celebratons of Eid-ul-Adha in India this year. Responding to a tweet, Babil in an Instagram story asserted that he doesn't want to be ‘judged by his religion’ but as a human being, reported Hindustan Times.

“You want the story in short without any name calling or career ending potentials?: Mandatory holiday for Eid cancelled on Friday while holiday for Raksha Bandhan on Monday still given. Okay then no problem, I’ll just celebrate Eid when it’s not Eid on Saturday most sarcastic smile ever,” he wrote.

He went on to further reveal that his team had advised him against commenting on the issueover the possibility of it harming his career. “Can’t even post anything of how I feel about the people in power without my whole team telling me that it might end my career. Can you believe this? I’m scared, I’m afraid, I don’t want to be. I just want to feel free again. I don’t want to be judged by my religion. I am not my religion, l am a human being, just like the rest of the population of India,” he said.

Further highlighting discrimination in India, Bail said,“I know the whole world is in a frenzy but our beautiful secular India’s sudden relapse of religious divide is honestly getting scary. I have friends that have stopped communicating with me cause I’m of a certain religion. Friends I played cricket with when I was 12. I miss my friends. My Hindu, Muslim, Christian, Sikh, human friends. I just miss not caring about what surname I was born with.".

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