NEW DELHI: Veteran lyricist Javed Akhtar said today that politicians who think they are bigger than the nation are wrong and should know that they do not build nation but people of the country do.
The 72-year-old lyricist was speaking at Sahitya Aaj Tak, where he said that some people have misinterpreted the definition of nationalism.
“The interpretation of nationalism for some people is quite strange. They think that they are the nation. If you oppose them, then you become anti-national.
“These politicians are like the harvesting crop. They change when the crop changes. They don’t stay here for eternity. Nation is larger than a political party and a politician. Any politician who thinks that he is the nation, then he is wrong,” Akhtar said.
Akhtar, who had last year criticised Union Minister V K Singh for proposing to rename Akbar Road in Lutyens Delhi to Maharana Pratap Road, said the country has produced many great leaders and Mughal emperor Akbar was one of them.
“This country has produced many great leaders and if you make a list of them, then without Akbar that list is incomplete,” said Akhtar. (AGENCIES)
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