Amid controversies, Sunaina Roshan's boyfriend Ruhail Amin talks about how Roshans had put a security ring around her when she told them about their inter-religion relationship
Ruhail Amin’s name had hit the headlines when Sunaina Roshan, Hrithik Roshan’s sister and his alleged girlfriend, said that her family was not accepting him for being a Muslim.
Ruhail said in an interview with a TV news channel, “This incident has once again exposed the dark underbelly of identity politics at play in today’s liberal times which are totally uncalled for.”
Sunaina had earlier called her life as “hell” and talked about how her family has been making her life unbearable. In an interview with an entertainment website, she revealed that she had asked Kangana Ranaut and Rangoli Chandel to help her fight for justice.
Talking about the love jihad angle their story has taken, Ruhail called it as unfortunate. “Labelling someone extremist just because he/she belongs to a certain religion is simply outrageous and needs to be condemned in strongest words,” he said.
Ruhail said that the two had lost touch for some time while he was covering entertainment for news channel, and only reconnected through social media.
Ruhail said that when he first spoke to Sunaina’s family, they were not happy about their bond. He added, “They did not approve of our friendship. I also got to know that her parents put a security ring around her post our friendship and when she told me about it, my first reaction was of disbelief and later a good laugh.”
In a previous interview, Sunaina had revealed that she fell in love with Ruhail, a journalist, a year ago. Her father Rakesh Roshan, however, slapped her and allegedly called Ruhail a ‘terrorist.’
“Calling someone a terrorist just because of his Islamic identity is unjustified. Religions and geographies should not become the cornerstones of defining extremism. We need to move beyond that mindset. Most importantly, we need to stand up against ignorant viewpoints, whoever has them,’ said he.
Ruhail said that he has been in touch with Sunaina. “She wants to restart her life on a positive note and wants her family to support her decisions,” he said.
When asked why is there a problem now even though Hrithik Roshan was married to Suzanne, a Muslim, Ruhail said, “Everyone can see the irony here.”
Earlier, actor Hrithik Roshan’s former wife Sussanne Khan had come to his defence amid ongoing family tensions regarding his sister Sunaina Roshan, whom she had called a loving and a warm person.
Sussanne had written on social media, “As a part of my experiences with all concerned and in my lifespan of being a part of this close knit family, I know Sunaina, to be an extremely loving, warm, caring person, who is in an unfortunate situation. Sunaina’s father is undergoing a major health crisis. Her mother is herself vulnerable to say the least. Please respect the families tough period, each family goes through such times. I needed to say this as someone who has been a part of this family for long.”