RSS remark row: Security stepped up outside Javed Akhtar's Mumbai residence; BJP demands apology

Security was beefed up outside the Juhu residence of Javed Akhtar after BJP MLA Ram Kadam demanded an apology from him over his remark where he allegedly compared the RSS with the Taliban.

Security was beefed up outside the residence of writer-lyricist Javed Akhtar in Mumbai on Monday after a Maharashtra BJP MLA demand an apology from him over his remark where he allegedly compared the RSS with the Taliban, a police official said. Adequate police bandobast was placed outside Akhtar's residence near the ISKCON temple in Juhu area, the official said, adding that security personnel, including women constables, were deployed outside the lyricist's home.