Shahrukh making a statement on Gaza

I’m completely not used to seeing Shahrukh taking any kind of political stands - he’s the guy, who always wiggles out of making any definitive comments on anything political. So it’s a surprise to discover he’s been making a very strong one recently… Or maybe it just seems strong to me because he doesn’t usually do this sort of thing.
All throughout this month he has appeared in public in a Palestinian scarf. He’s not made any comments on Gaza or why he’s wearing the scarf - or at least none that I could find. And he’s not worn the scarf when his appearances have required very smart attire (for example at the Golden Globes ceremony, although apparently he did wear it during rehearsals). But I think one can’t exactly mistake what he’s doing for anything other than a political statement…
I guess that when Newsweek singled out Shahrukh on their power list because of his influence on Islam worldwide, they were certainly right about one thing - he intends to make his views on Muslim issues known. This is becoming very clear lately…

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