Death of cow given more significance than that of police office Naseeruddin Shah

Death of cow given more significance than that of police office Naseeruddin Shah

In an apparent reference to the recent mob violence, actor Naseeruddin

Shah said at many places the death of a cow is being given more

importance than the killing of a policeman.The veteran actor also

expressed anxiety over the well-being of his children, who he said have

not been brought up as followers of any particular religion.

Shah made the comments in a video interview.

The actor said the "poison

has already spread" and it will be now difficult to contain it.

"It will be very difficult to capture this djinn back into the bottle again. There is complete impunity for those who take law into

their own hands. In many areas we are witnessing that the death of a cow is more significance than that of a police officer," he

added.

Shah, who is married to actor Ratna Pathak Shah, said they chose not to give any religious education to their children -- Imaad

and Vivaan -- as he believes "being good or evil has nothing to do with religion".

"I had received religious education as a child. Ratna (his wife) was from a liberal household so she received next to none.

And

we chose not to give religious education to our children because I believe being good or evil has nothing to do with religion.