An old picture of Prime Minister Narendra Modi with rape accused Asaram was making rounds on social media, with people taking on PM and calling court’s verdict against Asaram as “sad day for Modi and his bhakts”.
A similar post was also shared by Opposition Congress, where a video of Asaram and Modi was shared via their official Twitter account, with a title “ a man is known by the company he keeps”.
So, Akhtar came in support of PM Modi and took a jibe at the trollers and asked them to stop sharing the post as “obviously” PM didn’t know Asaram would turn into a pervert.
“So, Asaram is a child rapist. And he has been found guilty. Good. But can people please stop sharing images of him with PM Modi. Patronising him before he was exposed to be a pervert is no crime. Let’s be fair and give him the benefit of doubt that he, like us, did not know” the actor said.