Renowned Malayalam filmmaker Ali Akbar has announced that he and his family will quit the religion after Islamists celebrated the death of CDS General Bipin Rawat and other army officials. The filmmaker made this announcement on Facebook and said that his family will quit Islam and will be following the Hindu religion.
He also said that from now he will be known as Ram Singh.
This decision was taken after his Facebook account was suspended for a month as his video about Islamists celebrating the death of CDS Bipin Rawat received hateful comments on the platform. The director then made another account of the platform and announced that he will quit his religion.
He posted a video and said, “Within five minutes of speaking out against those who put up emojis, the account was blocked. I cannot accept it, I cannot agree with it, so I’m leaving my religion. I or my family no longer have a religion. That is the decision.”
He also informed his new name and said, “Ramasimhan is a person who was killed while sticking to the culture of Kerala. Tomorrow Ali Akbar will be called Ram Singh. That’s the best name”. Islamists murdered Ramasimhan and his family when they converted to Hinduism from Islam in 1947. On August 2, 1947, just two weeks before independence, Ramasimhan, his brother Dayasimhan, Dayasimhan's wife Kamala, their cook Raju Iyer, and other members of the family were mercilessly massacred by Islamist Jihadists in Malappuram district.
He also said that the decision is taken after having a long discussion with his wife and family. “‘I am throwing away the dress I was born with,” he further said.