Mansha Pasha schools Naseeruddin Shah over false claims about Sindhi language
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Reacting to the statement of Naseeruddin Shah, a legendary Indian actor about the Sindhi language, Pakistani actress Mansha Pasha said that she totally disagreed with Shah as she was a Sindhi-speaking Pakistani, reported the 24NewsHD TV channel.
In a recent interview, Naseeruddin Shah stated that the ‘Sindhi language is no longer spoken in Pakistan’.
Taking to Twitter, Mansha Pasha penned that she disagrees with this opinion as a proud Sindhi who also speaks Sindhi at home.
The veteran actor Shah found himself at the center of a controversy following his claims.
Speaking about his latest TV series Taj in a promotional interview, he claimed, Pakistan has many languages including Balochi, Siraiki, Bari, and Pushto, however, Sindhi is no longer spoken.
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Pakistani actress slammed Naseeruddin Shah for making false claims about the status of the Sindhi language in Pakistan.
As a proud Sindhi who speaks the language within her household, I beg to differ. https://t.co/6XXWaUXRtv
— Mansha Pasha (@manshapasha) June 6, 2023
Retweeting Naseeruddin Shah’s interview clip, Mansha Pasha, who is the wife of well-known lawyer and rights activist Jibran Nasir, clarified in a tweet that It should be noted that social media users criticized Naseeruddin Shah’s statement as well.
Shah’s comments did not sit well with Pakistanis and for all the right reasons as it is one of the widely spoken languages in the country.
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Several social media users are angry at him for being ignorant of Sindhi.
Sindhi speakers stated that Sindhi is a widely spoken language in Pakistan.