Mumbai: Drawing a distinction between “Hindustani Islam” and the practice of the faith in other parts of the world, noted actor Naseeruddin Shah on Tuesday condemned sections in the Indian Muslim community who are “celebrating the Taliban’s return to power”, reports Mohammed Wajihuddin.

In a clip recorded in Urdu, Shah criticised those who welcomed the revival of Taliban. “Though the Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan is a cause of concern for the whole world, celebration of the barbarians by a section of Indian Muslims is no less dangerous,” he said.

He said every Indian Muslim should ask themselves if they wanted a reformed, modern Islam—“jiddat pasandi modernity”—or the barbaric values (“vaishipan”) of the past centuries. He also reiterated that Indian Islam has always been different from Islam in other parts of the world. Ending his statement on a prayer, he said: “May God not bring the day when Hindustani Islam is changed so much that we don’t even recognise it.”