Anupam Kher, during transmitting a gathering of students on the JNU said, he wanted the focus to turn from Kranti to Deshbhakti.Before ir, Kher has raised his voice against JNU students in the starting of the sedition row, he questioned how one who speaks ill of the country could be celebrated as if he was an Olympic medal winner.
Anupam said,"He is out on bail, he hasn't come back with a medal from Olympics that he should be accorded such huge welcome. One who talks ill of the country, how can he be celebrated as hero? Has he got an Olympic medal? He is out on bail. He is not Sachin, Saina or Hanumanthappa,"
"I want the focus to be shifted back from kranti (revolution) to deshbhakti (patriotism)," said Kher
He added addressing JNUSU,"He said that he comes from a poor family but my question is what did you contribute to remove their poverty? My father's salary was Rs 90 when I got my first scholarship of Rs 200 and I had sent Rs 110 to my family. What did you do?"
Past week, He had claimed that the Jawaharlal Nehru University authorities had refused to give permission to screen his film.In his statement he said, the university had rubbished
Admiring PM Narendra Modi, Kher said, "It is after years that we have got such a good prime minister. We are also trying to get you all back on road to revolution and patriotism."
He refer himself as a true Indian and said, "The India in me will always be alive. I am not old. I am like our country which will get younger with times."