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Published: October 15, 2025 02:14 PM IST
Javed Akhtar was replying to a troll who had commented on his post in which he had said that ‘female journalists with sharp minds’ should have attended the press conference.
Lyricist, screenwriter and poet Javed Akhtar had expressed his critical comments on Taliban Minister Amir Khan Muttaki’s recent visit to India and the “respect and welcome” he received during his visit. He also said how some ‘bright female journalists’ from India should have attended that press conference. Javed then responded to a troll who advised him to dress up as a woman and attend a press conference.
What did Javed say?
In his tweet, Javed said, “How I wish that dynamic women journalists like Anjana Om Kashyap, Chitra, Navika and Rubika could have attended the first press conference of the misogynist Taliban who was the official guest of our secular country, but alas…”
In response to this, a user said, “Sir, you are an artist, why don’t you dress like a woman and go to that press conference!”
Javed replied, “Brother, honestly I feel sorry for you. Why are you born with such a low IQ. Nature has not been fair to you. Somehow you can say your name, eat your own food, change clothes and cross the road. You have to be grateful for that.”
Javed was critical of the “honor and welcome” the Taliban minister received during his visit. Akhtar wrote on
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For those unaware, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaki in New Delhi on Friday – the first high-level interaction between the two countries since the Taliban seized power in Kabul in 2021 following the withdrawal of US troops. Her first press conference in India also met with massive backlash over the boycott of women journalists and a new press conference was called two days later with over a dozen women journalists. Muttaki had earlier called the absence of women at the conference a “technical issue”.
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