“Some elements are trying to create friction between the two communities in India. They target religion-based division with the sole purpose of diverting people's minds from crucial issues. We will never let such elements cut through our secularism.”

Indian actor and politician

Shatrughan Sinha is an Indian actor and politician. He has served in both houses of Parliament and later became a Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha for Asansol with the All India Trinamool Congress. He was earlier elected from Patna Sahib, and he also served in the Rajya Sabha from 1996 to 2002 and again from 2002 to 2008. In public life, he is known for moving between cinema and politics. He served as Union Cabinet Minister for Health and Family Welfare, and for Shipping, in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government. From 2014 to 2019, he was part of parliamentary committees on Transport, Tourism and Culture, and on External Affairs and Overseas Indian Affairs. His biography, Anything but Khamosh, was released in 2016.