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”We have summoned him to appear at Taltala police station on December 12. This is in connection with his ‘cook fish for Bengalis’ comment. He will be questioned,” the officer said.
The former BJP MP, speaking at a rally in Gujarat, had said, ”Gas cylinders are expensive, but their price will come down. People will get employment too. But what will happen if Rohingya migrants and Bangladeshis start living around you, like in Delhi? What will you do with gas cylinders? Cook fish for the Bengalis?”
He was booked under various sections of the IPC after CPI(M) leader and the party’s state secretary Mohammed Salim lodged a complaint against him, alleging that the actor’s speech could promote feelings of hatred against Bengalis.
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