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Let's not forget facts in the Bollywood fiasco of Haq movie.
Shah Bano was 62 years old in 1978 when Mohd. Ahmed Khan, lawyer (read that again, lawyer knowing the personal Muslim laws all too well) in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India, divorced the mother of his five children (three sons and two daughters), because he wanted to marry a younger woman.
After 43 years of marriage, Ahmed Khan pronounced the instant triple talaq orally and stopped providing financial support, claiming his obligation under Muslim Personal Law ended after paying the mahr (dower) and maintenance during the iddat period (about three months post-divorce).
Shah Bano filed a petition in 1978 under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), 1973 — a secular provision that requires a person with sufficient means to provide maintenance to his wife (including a divorced wife) if she cannot maintain herself. In the 60s, as a senior citizen, you need money for medicines, etc.
A local magistrate initially awarded her ₹25 per month, which the Madhya Pradesh High Court later increased to ₹179.20. Khan appealed to the Supreme Court, arguing that Muslim Personal Law limited his liability to the iddat period and that CrPC Section 125 did not apply to Muslims.
On April 23, 1985, a five-judge bench led by Chief Justice Y.V. Chandrachud (yes, that Chandrachud) unanimously ruled in favor of Shah Bano. The Court directed Khan to pay Shah Bano maintenance and even added ₹10,000 as costs.
The verdict, upholding the rights of a Muslim woman, over sharia laws because she was a citizen of India first and then a Muslim woman, sparked nationwide outrage among conservative Muslim groups, who saw it as judicial interference in religious personal law (Shariat). Protests erupted, with Muslim elite leaders claiming it violated Islamic principles and Muslim lobby groups threatening riots.
The Rajiv Gandhi government (Congress), fearing loss of Muslim votes, reversed course. In 1986, Parliament passed the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986, which effectively diluted the judgment. Read again - the reversal limited a husband's maintenance obligation to the iddat period. It shifted responsibility after iddat to relatives or the Waqf Board. And we all know now what the Waqf Board actually does for Muslim individuals.
This move was vote-bank politics and an appeasement of the Muslim far-right conservative elements. Since then the Congress has been losing its image, credibility and in the 21st century, the modern, progressive Muslim vote also.
Later Supreme Court rulings restored the spirit of the Shah Bano judgment.
- Danial Latifi v. Union of India (2001) — Upheld the 1986 Act's validity but interpreted it to require a "reasonable and fair provision" during iddat that could cover lifetime needs (effectively a lump-sum payment).
- Subsequent cases like Shamima Farooqui v. Shahid Khan and Mohd. Abdul Samad v. State of Telangana (2024) reaffirmed that Muslim women can claim maintenance under Section 125 CrPC, overriding restrictive personal law interpretations.
The case paved the way for later reforms, such as the criminalization of instant triple talaq in 2017–2019.
But Indians are not Persians, especially Indian Muslims; they do not posses the courage to challenge sharia laws, Muslim hypocrisy or Muslim communalism or racism, for that matter. Therefore, Indian Muslim women will continue to be suppressed under the vote bank politics and appeasement of elite Muslim lobby groups because it doesn't suit the establishment to lock horns with them in geopolitcal chessboard of Great Games and Greater New Games.
Dear @AdityaDharFilms, pls be aware of such people who have now started singing praise of same @yamigautam who was denied roles by the 'Syndicate' inspite of her talent. Few days back, Karan Joker & then @yrf have shown same trend. These are just attempts to pull you & Yami in their camp & ki££ the independent & patriotic spirit in your films.
Pls stay alert & don't finish your individuality. Many more grand endeavours to come from you which will make people realise FACTS which were misrepresented by this B£00dywood Syndicate to suit their agenda. Pls understand that what #Dhurandar has earned without release in Gulf, these people can't even earn 25% of that with their films released in Pakistan & Gulf. They can't survive without these markets. That's the reason why they are trying to pull you & Yami in their camp and finish your own production house.
Pls understand this & stay away.
Regards.
Extremely grateful for such a heartfelt response to HAQ in abundance.
The love is truly gratifying for me, both, as an artist & a woman 🙏🏻❤️
Jai Hind 🇮🇳
#HAQ
@yamigautam Your acting in HaQ, world class Yami 💙 Loved you since you started and believed in your talent and thanks to you, you and I have proven your critics and my frnds wrong. In the recent past, the roles you have done, I defo see a National Award in there 🙏
Ajit Doval Knew the Truth... He Waited Until a Pro-India Govt. Came to Power 🔥
> Pakistan was running a multi-crore fake Indian currency racket.
> Not printed in basements... but using original Indian currency plates.
> And the biggest shock?
> Those plates were sold from inside India... by a senior minister sitting in power.
> When Ajit Doval discovered it, he said:
“Kabhi koi sarkar aayegi jisko desh ki chinta hogi… tab kuch karenge.”
> Because under that regime, acting meant political suicide.
> So he waited... Years passed.
> The network kept pumping fake notes into India.
> Terror funding thrived... Black money grew.
> And Pakistan laughed.
📌 Then 2014 happened.
> A nationalist government came to power.
> And in 2016, one decision shattered the entire ecosystem.
> Demonetisation didn’t just target black money.
> It pulled the plug on Pakistan’s fake currency network overnight.
> Warehouses of worthless notes... Terror funding dried up.
> Hawala chains collapsed.
> Pakistan’s underground economy took a direct hit.
This wasn’t a random economic move...
It was a national security strike... without firing a bullet.
Those who scream “what about inconvenience?” never ask:
👉 Who protected this racket for decades?
👉 Who sold the plates?
👉 Who benefited from silence?
Never forget the people who opposed this decision.
Share this... people need to know this truth. 🚨