Thread by @GemsOfBollywood

Here’s a brief background of #KabirKhan and his family’s illustrious Pakistan connections.

Kabir Khan’s father Rasheeduddin Khan was nephew of former Indian president Zakir Hussain. Hussain was born in UP, in a Pashtun family from Afghanistan +

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After 1947, while Zakir Hussain became V-C of Aligarh Muslim University which had played active role in creation of Pakistan, most of his brothers went to Pakistan. One of them, Mahmud Hussain, was in fact a close ally of Jinnah and a strong pro-Pakistan voice

On Direct Action Day, Mahmud led a rally in Dhaka. We went on to hold several hey positions in Pakistan government

Zakir’s nephew Rahimuddin Khan joined Pakistan Army and rose to key positions

Here in India, many in Kabir Khan’s family are prominent members of Congress. For instance, Zakir Hussain’s maternal grandson Salman Khurshid is a senior leader of Congress and has held cabinet roles. Recently, he was against criminalising evil practice of triple talaq

Kabir Khan’s father Rasheeduddin was a nominated member of the Rajya Sabha by Congress.
Kabir Khan, like his father, married a Hindu woman. His wife is Mini Mathur.