The politics of ‘Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham’


DESPITE the headline, my column today is not really about my love affair with Bollywood movies. Well, not entirely. Rather, it is about sending a message to those people – usually irresponsible members of Parliament in the hallowed house of legislature – who would purposely hurt many others with shouts of “pendatang” and “Malaysia adalah Tanah Melayu”.

I’ve only watched six Hindi movies in my life.

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