Sara Ali Khan is among the few celebrities in India who proudly celebrates all festivals, visits temples and dargah and respects all religions equally and this might be because she grew up in a secular family. 

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Although she was raised a Muslim, she doesn’t restrict herself to following one religion and sets a great example of secularism. However, sometimes, it raises a storm, like whenever she posts a picture on social media paying her respect to any religion other than Islam.   

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Something similar happened recently on the occasion of Mahashivratri as she shared a throwback picture from when she visited the Omkareshwar Temple Jyotirlinga in Madhya Pradesh. She captioned the photo, “Happy Mahashivtratri Jai Bholenath.”

Some of her followers saw this as an opportunity to troll the actress on the basis of her religion and questioned her on her beliefs as a Muslim. 

The comment section turned into a Hindu-Muslim war with some accusing her of being a bad Muslim, while others defended her for being respectful of all religions. 

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However, there were some who defended her and leave her alone. “Requesting every muslim please don't abuse her his father is muslim her mother is Hindu she's practising both religion you just Disrespecting our own religion by abusing her stop this nonsense.” 

Another wrote, “Literally prayed for you, because you are settling a great example of secularism [sic.].” A user commented, “Why it can't be her choice.. let her pray and hail whomever she want... she don't need ur certificate..”

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This is not the first time that Sara has been trolled and called a ‘bad Muslim' for visiting temples and gurudwaras or celebrating festivals of other religions. However, it seems like she doesn’t care what some people out there say about it.  

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It is just the many perils of being a celebrity. You cannot make everyone happy, especially in India when religion is considered. 

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