Ali Fazal withdraws from Urdu fest in Dubai in solidarity to the Indian jawans

Pulwama attack has left everyone shocked. From common men to celebs, everyone is condemning the ghastly attack that took place on February 14. Recently, actor Ali Fazal was invited to talk about the use and promotion of Urdu language in Hindi films at the 5th edition of Jashna-E-Rekhta in Dubai. Owing to the recent horrendous attacks in Pulwana, Ali decided to pull off from the event to show his solidarity towards the Indian jawans.

The ‘Fukrey’ actor was in utter shock of the inhuman attacks that was the bloodiest in the recent years and reached out to the organisers to express his displeasure of what transpired and withdrew from the event. While talking about the incident, Ali said, “In lieu of the attacks and the sad state of affairs in Kashmir, my heart goes to every family of the jawans. I have already called out for help whoever is out there, to not just pray and look for better time but to be able to help the family of those jawans who lost their lives in this terrible attack. And of course to not be part of this event, at least not in this time because our country is in mourning.”

Talking about Jashna-E-Rekhta, it is an annual three-day festival that aims to the preservation and promotion of the Urdu language, it’s literature and culture past five years in Dubai, UAE.

Ali is personally fond of the Urdu language and can read, write and speak Urdu fluently. Ali hails from the city of Nawabs Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh where he has grown up seeing the rich culture of Urdu at his home and around his hometown.

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