Former Pakistan foreign minister Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri, while visiting Bollywood's legendary actor Dilip Kumar in Mumbai, stated that Kumar had visited Pakistan twice secretly to bring Hindus and Muslims together.
Amid high security, Kasuri visited the actor and his wife, Saira Banu, at their residence in Bandra on Tuesday, during which the trio discussed various topics including politics and films.
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Revealing the reason behind visiting the Indian cinema icon, Kasuri said "Dilip Kumar Saab visited Pakistan twice secretly to bring Hindus and Muslims together. I have disclosed it in my book, Neither a hawk nor a dove, as well.
He added that, "He is one guy who can bring India and Pakistan together. I gifted him my book and he signed and gifted me his autobiography. To me, this signed book will hold great significance. I wish Dilip Saab a long and healthy life."
Commenting on a question pertaining to the whereabouts of one of India's most-wanted men, Dawood Ibrahim, Kasuri said, "I was the foreign minister of Pakistan and not the interior minister. To say whether or not he (Dawood) was in Pakistan, I was neither a spy nor the head of ISI."
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According to reports, the former minister also visited Mani Bhavan and Jinnah house to pay tribute to Mahatma Gandhi and Muhammad Ali Jinnah, respectively.
This article originally appeared on The Indian Express
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