The 'Sarkari Musalman' General On Why He Met The RSS, Going To War For India & More I Barkha Dutt

Army veteran, former Aligarh Muslim University Vice Chancellor and brother of actor Naseeruddin Shah, Lt General Zameer Uddin Shah, speaks to Barkha Dutt in the 11th Episode of our podcast Inside Out With Barkha Dutt.
Shah speaks about why he met the RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat, what the army taught him about secularism and the place of religion in public life and being Naseeruddin Shah's brother.
#zameeruddinshah #muslim #india #narendramodi #mohanbhagwat #rss #politics #ayodhya #aligarhmuslimuniversity
Chapters
00:00 - 2:25 - INTRODUCTION
2:26 - 3:46 - Being one of the 200 cadets who was a Muslim
3:47 - 4:49 - Shares story from the Battle of Longewala
4:50 - 5:30 - How did Lt Gen respond to a troll asking him to go to Pakistan?
5:31 - 7:28 - How is faith and religion handled in the army?
7:29 - 12:04 - About his meeting with RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat
12:05 - 13:11 - Being called a traitor by the own community for meeting Mohan Bhagwat
13:12 - 14:09 - Should Muslim groups give up rights over Kashi and Mathura
14.10 - 16:01 - Is there a lack of effective leadership or representation in the Muslim community?
16:02 - 17:54 - What was his impression of Mohan Bhagwat after meeting him?
17:55 - 21:37 - Calling himself a "Sarkari Musalman"
21:38 - 22:46 - the time when he reached out to RSS unofficially for help as the Vice Chancellor of AMU
22:47 - 24:14 - How he always wanted to be a soldier
24:15 - 27:44 - Being best friends with his brother Naseeruddin Shah
27:45 - 30:56 - Why being a Vice-Chancellor of AMU was more difficult than being a military man?
30:57 - 33:45 - Denying girls access to one of the main libraries of the university.
33:46 - 35:18 - Meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi
35:19 - 36:39 - Speaks about PM's silence on Hate speeches
36:40 - 37:46 - Meeting PM Modi for the second time
37:47 - 39:16 - Politics around textbooks and history
39:17 - 42:58 - What are the challenges that the Muslim community is facing?
42:59 - 43:54 - Religious Orthodoxy in Muslim Community
43:55 - 45:04 - One lesson from the military that is valid for today's India / Explained his fist clinch metaphor
45:05 - 45:24 - What does being a Muslim mean to him?
45:25 - 46:38 - What does being a soldier mean to him?
46:39 - 46:53 - Credits
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[@hashimoto942]

Hats off to this Army General as a Muslim we proud of him. May God Bless you Sir 🙏 Jai Hindustan

[@rajbaniwal3236]

No. You are wrong. He is also wrong. Just because Indian Army has zero tolerance for anti India ethos doesn’t mean Indian non-Hindus subscribe to that thought. Non-Hindus can never be pro India because they have “faith” in a far away foreign land which was always “foreign” to them.

[@jameswanglat2639]

Hats of to our country General 👏

[@rajbaniwal3236]

Why and for what?

[@padmasenan557]

Please don't bring religion into any conversation with service officers, past and present . We can do without it. You will never understand the ethos of the services, especially the army , which I served proudly for 36 yrs

[@violadsilva143]

I totally agree with Mr Padmasenan that religion should not be part of the conversation with s..not only service officers but any civilian in public. Religion is a private and personal matter and is just between the worshipper and the worshipped. It is therefore utterly wrong to ask for details of one's religion even in a biostatistics or a resume of a person. What is the point in getting to know one's religion? It is the cause of much disturbance and contention.

[@violadsilva143]

*biodata

[@violadsilva143]

My keypad types even before l can think of the word!!!

[@jameswanglat2639]

Why not. Shouldn't we be tolerant?

[@kiransrinivasan3321]

Thank you for your service, Sir! 🙏 Spot-on; insidious to bring up religion in the context of the armed forces.

[@drsp374]

She should have pushed him where the facts lead to in Ayodhya, Kashi and Mayhura issues.

[@abhandari1770]

Only and only about Muslims, Muslims and Muslims. Why not talk about Parsis ,Sikhs, Jain , Jews Buddhist etc

[@lgopalakrishnan3181]

Excellent interview. Loved every minute of it.

[@rajbaniwal3236]

Which part and why?

[@kavitakhanna177]

I wish we all should mingle with people of other religions,caste,and regions.This will help in clearing out mind of kachra.

[@syedahsanali9167]

Well said

[@ompaik2863]

@@syedahsanali9167 would you like if a Muslim girl wants to marry a hindu??

[@ompaik2863]

@@a_amir_97 that's why we call people like you Libarandu 💀💀🤣🤣.. You always throw some other question when someone ask you a question.. Of which you can't answer because of your hypocrisy... And there is no brahmin.. Brahmin only by karma not by born into a so called brahmin family.. But you Libarndus and katuas can never understand that. As your Ambetkar was not also capable of understand this..

[@yanildev]

aa gaye berojgaar unmarried log ...

[@atifzaidi8198]

@Kavita Khanna Right Said I Agree

[@kausik1139]

THE GENERAL SAAB IS VERY CLEAR AND INTELLIGENT ABOUT BEING A INDIAN AND A MUSLIM GENERAL AND AN EDUCATOR.EXCELLENT THOUGHTS AND AND IDEAS.WE ALL SHOULD BE PROUD OF BEING SECULAR LIKE GENERAL.

[@ompaik2863]

General is secular in 100 cr hindu population country 💀💀💀

[@atifzaidi8198]

@Om Paik bhogi voter spotted😂

[@sirsheeraz7698]

In muslim concentrated areas there are the undisciplined and bad quality teachers and schools

[@vijayendriyakrishna8931]

There is something to learn from this interview for all of us especially our muslim members of our one huge indian family .

[@achag9273]

Excellent interview, great listening to the finest officer and man of principles..

[@Godzilla9]

Jai Hind General sir, I loved the firm fist anology, and that we must work together to make India great. Very best wishes !

[@omnicurious2949]

What a ntcase of a 'General' is this guy? He says he was 'protecting the girls as a parent' by denying them entry into a library. Claims that as a redressal and walk-back from his patriarchal policy he even created a bus service to go to get the girls to the library....and ZERO girls showed up. So, where was the need to 'protect their transit' by 'denying entry into the library' when there were no girls interested in going to the library in the first place? It seems that this Mullah mentality ntcase instituted a Sharia based policy; and then also wants to blame the muslim girls for not taking advantage of his generous 'bus service'.

[@ashutoshpandeyz4508]

GentleMan, look at his robe, strong voice, and clarity, this is why I like Indian Army.🤣🤣😂

[@orion7326]

@@omnicurious2949 If you've ever been to Aligarh, you'd know why he denied them to come into the library. What he said is real, that place is really bad for women. Sidha utha lete hain.

[@omnicurious2949]

@@orion7326 You sound like another illogical ntcase! By his own admission, no girls came to the "men's" library despite providing free shuttle service....which means there wasn't a problem in the first place! Mullah Shah passed a Sharia compliant policy and then tried to rationalize using some excuse. Did you know that he MANDATED that all men should wear sherwanis in the university....yes...no suits, no bandgala...but long Mughlai sherwanis!

[@sayantansakar9144]

Huge respect for General Sahab for his service to the nation both in the military and education BUT Sir Syed couldn’t have possibly banned Beef in AMU in 1920 because he died in 1898 unless ofc Sir Syed’s atma was governing AMU.

[@atifzaidi8198]

Hahahaha 😂

[@rush666666]

Even if I take his word. Muslim still eat beef since 1920. It seems they don't care about the feeling of fellow hindu. They eat beef, they still pray inside structure which were hindu temple and which were broken rebuilt as mosque by muslim rulers like Aurangzeb to mock hindus. Action speaks larger then hollow speech. Stop eating beef, handover our temples so that we can rebuilt it. Kashi viswanath temple is live proof how a temple was destroyed and mosque built over it to mock hindu. Still muslim live in denial. How do you expect a hindu to react when they see gyanvapi and then know muslim were doing wazu over a structure similar to shivling. If the general speaks truth . Speak truth now without been afraid of the STSJ gang in muslim community.

[@Chowmeinchor]

Yaar at least google theek se kar le, He is referring to en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross_Masood and they all were knighted and therefore called Sir Syed !

[@pranabkalita3439]

And that minuscule wala narration….he should be reminded about the gathering in the last rite of terrorist Yakub memon, Burbank wani, the headmaster Son😅

[@omnicurious2949]

What a ntcase of a 'General' is this guy? He says he was 'protecting the girls as a parent' by denying them entry into a library. Claims that as a redressal and walk-back from his patriarchal policy he even created a bus service to go to get the girls to the library....and ZERO girls showed up. So, where was the need to 'protect their transit' by 'denying entry into the library' when there were no girls interested in going to the library in the first place? It seems that this Mullah mentality ntcase instituted a Sharia based policy; and then also wants to blame the muslim girls for not taking advantage of his generous 'bus service'.

[@ranjitkunchur]

What’s wonderful man! Great interview

[@rajbaniwal3236]

What’s wonderful about it? I am assuming you saw / heard all of it. What is wonderful about it?

[@Nitin_Killawala]

Hats off to Gen Zameer… he’s more Indian than most majoritarian Indians ….beware pseudo patriots !

[@gaunikarora5157]

And also more Indian than Pseudo Seculsrists like you

[@vinushrenik]

Just as we should be beware of pseudo secularists. Did you hear the general's answer on banning women from using university library? Barkha was very soft with general. Look at general's mindset when he gives very lame duck answer to Barkha's question on the subject. We certainly respect and love all Indians who have risked their lives and laid down their lives while protecting our beloved nation.

[@shamsunderparekh5289]

Very sane and constructive Enjoyed listening after a long long time

[@mohdjamalkhan421]

General is graceful, upfront and candid as usual. Congratulations

[@shashisamarth6128]

Yes the only drawback of PM Modi is his policy of keeping mum when his party is spreading hatred.

[@srinisbir8781]

If the opposition stops crying wolf about Muslims, then you will also see less hatred being spread. Every reaction has an equal and opposite reaction.

[@pranabbora9173]

"Was the PM hostile, was he fraught?" Graduate to "conditional admirer or critic?", only to receive answers quite to the contrary. Counter question: Does the anchor have preconceived notions? Or perhaps an agenda beyond the journalistic? Also generalsaab, it is better, don't you think, to learn about those who fought back, rather than worship invaders and name streets after them...? Which is perhaps why you are a celebrated Indian perhaps? So no gap there, just juxtaposing, which is fair and should be done in this case where we have been made out to be a defeatist civilisation. Finally there is no lesson to learn from the Mughals, who raped, killed, pillaged, forcefully converted--and that that bit of our history will never ever be repeated, wouldn't you agree generalsaab?

[@virendrapandey7820]

Sir I have a complaint that enlightened persons like you also keep mum on statements of sar tan se zuda instead of condemning.

[@sudeshdelhi]

An excellent material to have been in Rajya Sabha or Governor or an Ambassador . Zoom Sir keep it up 🙏

[@orion7326]

IDGAF about Barkha Dutt and I don't like her at all, but Lt Gen Zameer Uddin Shah is the man who stopped 2002 and that's the only reason why I'm here.

[@saminatyebally1480]

So much respect for this enlightened man🙏

[@srinivasarao7145]

What else discussion you can expect from RADIA media?

[@swapnil988]

Miniscule?? What happened in Kashmir is miniscule? Kashmiri genocide is miniscule?

[@atultadvi7486]

REALLY HATS OFF !! IRRESPECTIVE OF HIS RELIGIOUS BACKGROUND, TYPICAL & DISCIPLINED AN OFFICER OF GREAT INDIAN ARMY !! ❤️

[@atifzaidi8198]

what religious background?

[@balasubramaniansundaram7025]

Sir Syed had equated the majority with Pigs after Congress appointed Tayyabji as chief of Congress. I think the gentleman guest should have a holistic view of personalities like Sir Syed.

[@kapilpatel2897]

Again, you did lot ❤

[@santomenon3689]

My respect for the General. However, i would stop short of calling muslims of India as minority. They are the majority , while Pharsees and the sentinels tribes in andaman can be phrased as minority. The former president Abul kalam will remain a classic example of meritorios muslim attaining the highest office of the land.

[@ColPKBose]

Why did muslims vote for cong when you had very well known what cong as a party and govt did against the nation from right from nehru. General Saab is also talking only pro Muslim and not as a nationalist. Barkha has also formed anti Hindu questions. Gen Saab should be more nationalist he had got everything from the nation

[@Raju-gi3gr]

It is shocking to see Lt General defend denying girls access to library by saying "he wanted to protect them". This mindset is so similar to extreme mindsets who tell woman to stay within the four walls all the time or cover themselves completely or go out with a male guardian so that they are "safe". Unexpected response from someone like him.

[@farrukh7356]

Great interview 👍

[@AftabKhan-lg8uc]

Good interview

[@srs4393]

General sahab on Babri masjid your stand was wrong, you your self now saying that solution will not work for Kashi and Mathura, that time you could not sense this but others did hence they rejected your proposal.

[@chandrapatil2443]

Muslim must need to civilize and respect other. Which appears impossible.

[@tariquesyedamu780]

Nice conversation.. Generral zamiruddin sah sahb is a honest and well dicipline person...Barkha Dutta mam is also great.. Honest and Brave journalist.... True journalism . Hats off Her... Thanks for this interview👍

[@animetldr4044]

12:47 & 14:08 respected General sahab, the supreme court did not give the judgement based on public opinion, there were solid evidence of hindu idols and pillars found which read ("this was the mandir of that Vishnu who defeated Dashanan"), this excavation was done under a Muslim archeologist's supervision Dr KK Muhammed

[@beastbison7626]

Go n read the judgment. Not the summary u wr forwarded on WhatsApp. You can find a copy of that judgment on internet. When a General says a thing, we don’t question that in army coz it’s always a research in itself. Go n find it out, u will definitely loose respect for urself, if at all u have any.

[@animetldr4044]

@@beastbison7626 lmao , general ke major, khud padha he., kyunki mene to padha he.. judgement clearly mentions the finding of Archeological Survey Of India..... tere jaise gadhe nhi baithe udhar

[@srinisbir8781]

@@beastbison7626 So, you are saying that the judgement was given based on feelings. Do you know not the real case and the arguments?

[@klarioncall]

17:36 : "Hindu denotes a particular religion which we r not subscribing to ", Gen sahib i think u don't subscribe to Sanatan Dharma with all its forms & developments . While the words " Hindu" as per RSS (Sangh ) means the people who are geographically placed on the land mass described by the civilization of Indus on the sides of Indus with their unique culture & religion with many forms & development. So to me Gen sahib is going by street ( or average man's) notion of the word Hindu which is in popular currency , as it was used to describe the people & their religion by muslim invaders plus lately by english , not as Savarkarji & other RSS stalwarts have described it .

[@rohitvenu]

0:57 what was that?!?

[@user-we4uz9jz8b]

Burkha butt - Jis thaali me khaao usi me ched karo . Kisi din tumhare sir me ched ho jayega fir bolte firna filana dhimkana😂😂😂

[@user-oc2nq5cd2z]

Even today, I am sure the army doesn't discriminate when taking cadets.

[@mohibquadri4053]

Discussion was eye opening 🎯

[@siddharthanvarier3342]

General , Religion is indeed a personal matter, and the fact that we are born and bred in one religion is not a condemnable,by any standards of political affinities We must learn to understand and to respect religions and religious affinities outside our own since religious bigotry is not a one-way street. A seer was once asked you people worship stones images to which he replied magnanimously YES WE SEE GOD EVEN IN STONE IMAGES, SUCH IS OUR DEVOTION TO OUR LORD

[@sabihasaud8156]

I agree prayer is between u & ur maker no one should question this .

[@yogeshjagtap2876]

Sir a big salute

[@farookkshah6344]

Partition would never had occured had Congress agreed on proportional representation of muslims in jobs and legeslature.

[@drsp374]

It’s sad the issues were not discussed in detail.

[@majormohommedalishahveteran]

Brilliant interview...Jai Hind !!!

[@sakibandy3386]

Very nice Interview. Kudos to Barkha to conduct such interviews with such esteemed guest.

[@omnicurious2949]

What a ntcase of a 'General' is this guy? He says he was 'protecting the girls as a parent' by denying them entry into a library. Claims that as a redressal and walk-back from his patriarchal policy he even created a bus service to go to get the girls to the library....and ZERO girls showed up. So, where was the need to 'protect their transit' by 'denying entry into the library' when there were no girls interested in going to the library in the first place? It seems that this Mullah mentality ntcase instituted a Sharia based policy; and then also wants to blame the muslim girls for not taking advantage of his generous 'bus service'.

[@ashokprabhu8036]

The mischievous elements are not minuscule. Respectfully, you need a reality check General. I stopped watching your interview the moment you made that statement

[@vaghelas4719]

44:30@What if one finger is affected by cancer?? Will you let it spread to entire hand and body??

[@anuragsrivastav8013]

👏

[@rc2k22]

Great conversation, by the respected General. Just one thing that I disagree, that only a miniscule numbers among the quantity are too religious or extremists, which isn't really true. You bring a bunch of those religious fanatics on the show and see the difference.

[@balakrishnarao6818]

Bich burqa don't drag army into religious politics. There is no differences in indian army on religious line.

[@rajs3181]

After listening to his interview i can only say Denial is the biggest challenge for change. In any busy streets of India the only people who's religion is easily identifiable these days are Muslims. Which was not the case 30 years back. Even small kids are not spared to showcase their religous identfies these days. If it was practised for 100 of years then i dont see as an issue. No one can deny its only in the last few decades such a change has happened in Muslim community and the worrying part is it is universal across India. Religion should be kept within walls of home and worship places irrespective of any religion in securlar country. If every one wants to show case their religious identifies obviously conflicts would arise. He sounds to be like a moderate muslim but i feel he is hadicaped to look at the real issues in his community. Wish people like him take forward such dialogues with majority community as well as introspect within their communities.

[@achag9273]

@Raj s, I agree with you religion is personal. But don't you think this has happened across the country and community. It's a complete backward gear, atleast muslims only show there bears and cap, others go around parading, preaching hate and violence and killing, harassing, torturing people just in name of religion..this is today's India..how do you justify that.

[@atifzaidi8198]

@Raj S What About Sanatani Bhakts Of Mahadev Roaming Around Making Tattos And Reels On Insta 24/7? 😂😂😂

[@Fahim-zz3xf]

What about the ganpati and navratri celebrations in public.

[@rajs3181]

@@Fahim-zz3xf for sure should not be allowed. It applies for everyone. Religion should be confined to private spaces or place of worship. We should the question why should one show or celebrate their religious identity in public in a secular country irrespective of any religion.

[@srinisbir8781]

@@atifzaidi8198 Are you comparing insta world with the real world?

[@rc2k22]

This is the first time my heart felt with pride and respect for this General Shah, who is the brother of Naseeruddin Shah, the actor whom I have always cursed for raising one sided voices and opinions. Every word he said is measured.

[@sukhjindersingh4446]

Fauj mai Mandir Parade, Gurudwara Parade aur Masjid Parade hoti hai, It's Duty

[@samnote2459]

What should have people like him represent the Muslim community, not some bearded nutcases, in the news debates etc

[@agnescraig2912]

There are nut cases amongst the Hindus and Christians and sikhs too. It is not just Muslims as you seem to suggesr

[@guftagu1]

No awareness from either of caste in the Army. Shameful!

[@mayankbadola23]

🙏🙏🙏

[@rmnair90]

@03:17. Not "circumscribed" but "circumcised".

[@CEBKashifAhmed]

perfect example of not matter how much service and bootlicking you do, bastards like you will never treat them as human beings .

[@prashantdabral914]

8 Garhwal rifle major Abdul Rafey khan posthumously awarded vir chakra in 1965 war

[@masimasi5552]

She has always good contents …what is her name

[@Garimachaturvedi-vk4sz]

I completely agree with this man , i hope modi should give us bure din , becouse his achhe din are extremely bure din

[@srinisbir8781]

Chaturvedi madam, really how are din bure for you? Did you fall in love with a Muslim man and now you feel you cannot elope with him. How are you days getting worse under Modi? Please explain.

[@Garimachaturvedi-vk4sz]

@@srinisbir8781 press freedom index , hate speech , cow vigilantism , bulldozing of muslim homes , unemployment , is this india baba saheb ambedkar had dreamt of ?

[@srinisbir8781]

@@Garimachaturvedi-vk4sz Can you believe these indices. India is rated below Pakistan and Afghanistan on press freedom indices. Do you really think that reporters in Pakistan and Afghanistan are safer than the reporters in India? Please get your information right, besides Muslim homes even Hindu homes have been bulldozed because of illegal construction. In Delhi, my parents balcony was bull dozed by Sheila Dixit government for alleged illegal construction, and I am not a Muslim. So please don't pain the picture with just one broad stroke. Baba saheb ambedkar only suggested reservation for 10 years, if he comes back alive he will be astonished how India is continuing reservation for over 75 years. The unemployment is a state-wide issue, also the unemployment is by survey, which is quite erroneous. This survey categorizes even those not looking for jobs are unemployed. A more accurate index is the PLFS number, which suggests that the unemployment is 6.5% compared to last year of 7.5%. Moreover, Rajasthan is horrible for unemployment, which is ruled by Congress.

[@vaghelas4719]

Kashmiri Pandit Genocide not mentioned once

[@ajazbaig9291]

Kafeer is those who are not wright way in muslims prophet Muhammad way means kafeer

[@youthink5552]

The day this Muslim representative start talking about strict population control measures can they be taken seriously. We all know that welfare of Muslims is of great concern for Barkha

[@jayoopatwardhan4040]

Even in 1960s in school in Indore and at large in the society we had no concept of religions being at loggerheads or took cognisance of who was who . It was so much more joy sharing and rich culturally .These are dirty games the politicians play and in doing so they don’t realise what lower depths they themself fall to ! Basically no exposure to other communities, having a superiority complex and a narrow outlook has made all the RSS followers ignorant hateful and not thinking for themselves ! It’s a very sad destruction of human minds .

[@srinisbir8781]

Hmm. What kind of exposures are you talking about? I was in Hyderabad for a while in a place called Mehdipatnam, fully surrounded by Muslims. During Bakra Eid you will see cloth line of animal body parts hanging on the terraces. It is the most excruciating thing I can ever imagine. So, is this what you wanted me to know about the other communities? Just checking...

[@jayoopatwardhan4040]

@@srinisbir8781 this I have no idea about but poor use all part of a goat , and it’s better on terrace than on the street . The jain sadhvis cannt use toilets so oncesone few yrs back there was a stench in the area on inspection they found out they were deficating on the terraces these are people ignorant about how to live in a society All that has changed now .

[@srinisbir8781]

@jayoopatwardhan4040 parsis also used to throw dead bodies on the top of the tower of silence in Mumbai. I am not talking about those things. I am talking about blood oozing out to the street during Bakrid. Quite a spectacle that was. Simply unforgettable.

[@vinushrenik]

Batkha Datt has lost the sheen. Probably she has realised idealism cannot finance her tours all over the world. She is too soft with her guests. In a way she is right. All people cannot be like the central character of the movie "Satyakam"

[@sanjayvaidya4925]

Chal rey munafiq bus kaar. GyanGas much?

[@vinushrenik]

Please ask him is Indian constitution supreme for him? Does he advocate uniform civil code? Answers to these questions will help us know this gentleman in his true colours.

[@ArijitGhosh-ib1ey]

He was the Vice Chief of Indian Army. He fought against Pakistan in 1971. That settles the question of his loyalty to the Indian constitution.

[@vinushrenik]

@@ArijitGhosh-ib1ey What about his opinion on uniform civil code?

[@greennature143]

​@@vinushrenik he followed ucc in army. What have you listened to him in interview 🤦

[@vinushrenik]

@@greennature143 He has retired from army. It is important to know what is his opinion on UCC NOW.

[@BlackPanther-lx9we]

Stop yapping with ur filthy mouth and thoughts if u cannot distinguish between a patriot and ur filthy politician mind. This officer has bled and sweated for this country. He is a far far above from ur stupid and biased mentality.

[@nirmalakrishna8046]

U scratch my back I scratch urs ! Let him talk abt congress & its misdeeds!

[@a20422509002]

he should be leading Indian Muslims.

[@PradeepDoddaballapur]

With alll respect to Gen Shah. He is in la-la land if he believes that the radicalised in Muslims are minuscule. The chilling effect of "Sar see tan juda" can be seen on all communities in India including progressive muslims.

[@srinisbir8781]

Just go to Kerala and you will see how many bearded Muslims are roaming the streets. The genes of these Muslims in Kerala don't even allow that much facial hair, and yet these Muslim men in Kerala have squeezed out long beard in their faces. God knows how...

[@thomasthomasphilp4393]

A bharatiya Muslim

[@rajbaniwal3236]

No one is speaking the “truth” here as Me General alludes to and thanks Burkha for it. The major issue is that “Hindutva” is being talked about in a negative way while “Islam” is being peddled as “peaceful”. We have to understand that “Islam” doesn’t fit in any narrative of a civilised society. Islam is not a religion, it’s a “conquering doctrine”. Their book isn’t “inspiring philosophy”, their book is a “code” which was made for Arabia. You gain zero knowledge from the Sky Book but you get so much intolerance and bigotry from that.

[@aliabid9221]

Better than drinking piss

[@patmclaughlin107]

Jai Hind, General. I am a BJP voter, but there is no reason I cannot respect and be grateful for your service to the nation.

[@greennature143]

But many of your fellow BJPians have many reasons to hate him

[@patmclaughlin107]

@@greennature143 There are all kinds of people in all parties. I can only speak for myself.

[@srinisbir8781]

@@greennature143 Not really. If Indian muslims consider themselves as Indians first and then Muslims with lineage from Arabia, there would not be any problem in the first place.

[@srinisbir8781]

@@patmclaughlin107 Don't pander and placate this PremKumar. BJP has never discriminated anyone on paper. It's just a propaganda to create an unsettling atmosphere. No matter what Modi does, it will all lead of whether Muslims like it or not. Damn it!

[@sanjeevmukherjee857]

Jai siyaram🕉️🇮🇳🕉️

[@actioergosum5193]

It's a travesty of epic proportions that General Shah, who could have been the army chief, is having to fight for the cause of Indian muslims in this day and age. The present political dispensation has severely weakened the syncretic fabric of Indian society. Painful!!

[@srinisbir8781]

Really?? 70 years of Congress rule and still in 2005 the Sacchar committee finds that the condition of Muslims is worse than SC/STs in India. The point is Congress single-handedly ruined the Muslim community for good in India. By pampering Muslims, Congress only did vote bank politics. Secularism in India is soft bigotry of low expectations (Google that if you don't understand that phrase)

[@actioergosum5193]

@@srinisbir8781 Wake up! Stop the blame game! Live in 2023 and not the past. The past has gone, the future is yet to happen, and the present is all there is. The incumbent government, regardless of which party it belongs to, has to create an environment where every Indian feels like an Indian.

[@srinisbir8781]

@@actioergosum5193 I never felt safe under UPA-I and II with god knows how many terrorist incidents happening all over India. I used to have PTSD after 26/11. I hope some of your friends felt the same. But I never complained...

[@actioergosum5193]

@@srinisbir8781 My heartfelt commiserations and sympathies. Is India safer today? Perhaps large terrorist events fomented from across the border have come down but the a newer danger which is more deep and insidious has replaced it...scores of Indians of a particular religious leaning are feeling alienated. Identity politics is straining the social fabric of this nation. Manipur is burning due to that. Are India's borders safer. China is sitting on a 1000 + sq km of Indian territory.

[@srinisbir8781]

@@actioergosum5193 China sitting on the border is China's aggression, it has not taken any land from India. Xi Jinping is a war monger bully, who will bite the dust in due time. As far as certain religion feeling alienated, it is just a normalization from weaning them off over pampering done during UPA tenure. When one is brought down to earth from cloud nine, the reaction is normal to what these minorities are feeling in India. Muslims want secularism in all the countries that they are not majority in. Name one country that is secular with Muslim majority. You will be scratching your head.. Manipur is burning due to supreme court's granting Meiti the ST category. There is NO religious angle in Manipur problem at all.

[@virendrapandey7820]

Don't you agree General that all these Hindu temples were demolished by mugal invaders.

[@anwarahmad681]

do. Waqt. Kee. Roti. , ghareeb. Ko. Chahiye. , bane. "Muslim. Rashtara". Ya. "Hindu. Rashtara"!

[@praveenmallikarjunaiah7613]

Need to create new regiment - madakari , veerapandi kattobomman etc regiments, why depend on the foreign religion people when you can have dalit, tribal and backward class soldiers whose gods are native to this Indian sub continent ?

[@ekanth-]

2024 in mind

[@rajivkulkarni6819]

Gen Zum as he is called is too naive to praise Bhagwat and Modi. He is privileged Muslim. There is no open criticism of BJP top leaders but praise. He isn’t calling a spade a spade but praising them for whatever reasons he may have. He says Sarkari Muslaman is sarcastic but he fits into it well. His brother Nasiruddin Shah is more direct in criticizing govt. He hasn’t realized that top Muslim leaders met Bhagwat but no reduction in hate agenda, in fact it’s more during Karnataka elections. We don’t want balancing act, lies to be called out. Calling Modi a good orator is disgrace to the word itself. Modi talks of sabka saath… but most divisive. The hate is percolated top down. 😎😎Bhaktas will like the praise of Modi.

[@madmax-bu6wt]

Thank you Jehadi for your rant. You clearly missed the train to Pakistan

[@vaghelas4719]

She should convert to Islam -- Burkha Dutta. This called unjustified journalism completely propagating one narrative

[@gulleyboy2607]

Barkha never forgets to remember RSS wherever it is possible....no wonder people call her vulture

[@aligadelaide761]

you are talking about bhagwat from men who set at airport on modi behalf to let muslims burn in ahmedabad so he can be vc of aligarh under congress and bjp. girl should know better and save time

[@vinaydhopeshwarkar4567]

Correct history should not be buried. Teach in school that Invaders looted, killed, raped many Hindus. Our Mandirs were looted, destroyed. Who tortured, killed Guru Gobindji, his small sons and Sambaji Raja

[@samtron2008in]

this is woman is adding religious colour to military...shame on her

[@vasu7858]

Time stamp toh rakho

[@get2viveksingh]

What's your view on Uniform Civil Code Gen ?? Tragedy is Muslim leadership is highly opportunistic.. With Mamata behind - their language changes immediately during Ram Navami. He virtually buried the MOST IMPORTANT QUESTION from Barkha OF LACK OF LIBERAL MUSLIM LEADERSHIP..

[@praharajurajashakar8803]

🫡

[@adityajha2711]

Momina try to be Indian

[@ravijeeverma876]

See the wickedness of this Anchor Barkha Dutt. Why to discuss religion witg a militaryman ?

[@dr.mukhtarahmed8579]

Good interview. Why always Muslims be seen as suspect.

[@MantuS-kl5rr]

why muslims always 99% are trrst ? hope you get your answer

[@kaushikshah4903]

Respect for military background of Lt Gen Z U Shah, but sadly some of his views are bordering on Islamist ideology. This confirms that time & beliefs at birth can bulldoze the rigorous training over an entire life. Very sorry gen saab, not impressed.

[@NoshNams]

Boorkha Phaat

[@Dividerinchief]

Katuvas now a days have no respect for this country..

[@samnote2459]

There is no need to keep the Muslim identity alive after two countries have separated from India. Sure, do keep whatever religion at home

[@atifzaidi8198]

Shutup Feku Bhakt Bhadve😂

[@xyzvlogz]

These secular media always finds a way to bring Hindu Muslim

[@rakeshkrishnan1099]

U mean republic, times now, aajtak, abp news, news 18 , these kind of chanels ??, they r not secular but unofficial bjp propaganda channels

[@WhatsInAName222]

I would like to have whatever it is you are smoking.

[@logicalthinker48]

I disagreed with him at one point where he said there are only 10 to 12 Muslim instigators and blames the Hindu Rallies and all people who attended that really. Wow!