Saturday, 20 May , 2006, 00:05

New Delhi: Notwithstanding the ban imposed by President Pervez Musharraf on his entry into Pakistan, filmmaker and actor Feroze Khan has said he stood by his remarks that the Muslims in India were better off than in the neighbouring country.

“I stand by every word that I said in Pakistan,” Khan told India TV, when asked whether his utterances about the relative state of Muslims in the two countries need not have been made while in Pakistan, according to a press release issued by the news channel.

“What wrong I did by reminding Pakistani Muslims that India is the most secular country in the world? What wrong did I commit if I reminded them that only in India we have a Muslim as the President of the Republic and a Sikh as the Prime Minister of the country,” Khan said.

Khan reiterated that the condition of Muslims in Pakistan was “very bad” compared to those living in India, the India TV release said.

Referring to the ban on his entry into Pakistan, the veteran actor said, “I do not agree with President Musharraf. I do not agree one bit with him. But I must hasten to add that he has acted within his powers and I respect him as a statesman”.

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