Off late, Naseeruddin Shah has been hitting the headlines for his controversial comments on Pakistan and the languages spoken in the country. This is not the first time the actor has put out such debatable statements. For the unversed, the Ishiya actor was criticized after he said the Sindhi language 'was no longer spoken in Pakistan.'

After being brutally trolled by Pakistani viewers, Naseeruddin Shah took to his official Facebook page and issued an apology to the entire Sindhi-speaking population of the neighbouring country.

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In his latest Facebook post, the actor said the Sindhi-speaking community 'seem to have been deeply offended by his mistaken opinion.' Recently, Naseeruddin Shah found himself trapped in an 'unnecessary controversy' following his claims that Sindhi was no longer a language spoken in Pakistan.

Naseeruddin Shah Issues An Apology To Pakistanis

After the whole language controversy blew up the internet by trolling the 7 Khoon Maaf actor, Shah took to Facebook and issued an apology to the Sindhi-speaking community of Pakistan.

He wrote, 'OK OK I apologize to the entire Sindhi-speaking population of Pakistan who I seem to have deeply offended by my mistaken opinion. I admit I was ill-informed but is it necessary to crucify me for that? 'Let him who is free fromhellip' as Jesus said. I am quite enjoying being called 'ignorant' and 'pretend intellectual' after many years of being mistaken for an intelligent person. It is quite a change!'

Where It All Started

Let us begin from the beginning. It all started during the promotions of his recent show Taj: Divided By Blood Season 2. Naseeruddin spoke about various languages spoken in Pakistan. He claimed that Sindhi, once a dominating language in the country, was no longer prominent.

He said, 'They have Balochi, they have Bari, they have Siraiki and they have Pushto. Sindhi is, of course, no longer spoken in Pakistan.'

Bollywood fans in Pakistan did not take this well. Several people and Pakistani celebrities corrected the veteran actor. He was even called 'ignorant' by many.

Pakistani actor Mansha Pasha tweeted, "As a proud Sindhi, who speaks the language within her household, I beg to differ." Another actor Yasir Nawaz also shared a video of himself lip-synching to a popular Sindhi song.