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Punish me for anti-army remark says actor
Updated : Oct 5, 2016
Actor Om Puri has apologized and stated that he deserves punishment. This comes after a sedition case has been filed against veteran actor on Tuesday for his comment on Indian soldiers. Speaking to reporters after a police complaint was filed, Puri said, “I am very embarrassed at what I said and I deserve punishment, not forgiveness. I first apologise to his (an Uri attack martyr) family, if at all they will forgive me, I apologise to the whole country, the army. I know it’s not justified that you say so much and then think a sorry will make it right.” Recently, Puri was part of a television debate about the IMPPA's (Indian Motion Pictures Producers' Association) indefinite ban on Pakistani artistes from working in Indian projects. The ban was in response to the killing of 19 Indian soldiers in a terror attack in Uri, Jammu and Kashmir, on September 18. During the debate, Puri said, "Who had asked the soldiers to join the army? Who told them to pick the weapons? Do you want India-Pakistan enmity to turn like Israel and Palestine, and fight for ages? India is home to crores of Muslims, there is no point in proving them for war." he said.