Everyone will need to get their passports renewed: Kashyap

Is it a humanly possible task to do: Kashyap

Anurag Thakur dismissed renaming agenda as a rumor

The India-Bharat debate is raging and filmmaker Anurag Kashyap has also weighed in on the debate. In an interview with Jist, he stated, “I don’t understand this. When was India not Bharat? Just writing ‘Bharat’ instead of ‘India’ on a piece of paper, imagine doing this on all government documents. Each and every one will need to get their passports renewed, Aadhar cards and ration cards will have to be renewed. They’ll spend four years worth of tax money on this alone.” he stated. 

“Everything will need to be changed. Is it a humanly possible task to do it without wasting all that money? A whimsical man can just do this on a whim, without thinking about the consequences. All bank notes will have to be changed, educational degrees will have to be changed, everybody will be issued new vaccine certificates. What all will they reprint? Are people just supposed to wait till all this is done? People won’t get ration, people won’t be able to travel. What in the world are they thinking,” he added. 

Meanwhile, Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Anurag Thakur had stated, “I think these are just rumours which are taking place. All I want to say is that anyone who objects to the word Bharat clearly shows the mindset,” with regard to speculations of an official name change.