Director Ali Akbar. File photo 
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Malayalam director Ali Akbar converts to Hinduism, condemns hate against Bipin Rawat

The director has changed his name from Akbar Ali to Ramasimha.

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Chennai

In condemnation to hate tweets by Muslims against late CDS Late General Bipin Rawat who along with 12 others died in a chopper crash in Coonoor, Tamil Nadu.

The director said that his conversion was a protest against Muslims, who were using smileys on posts related to the death of Rawat. He also complained of Muslim religious leaders not correcting such people.

In a tragic incident on Wednesday, General Bipin Rawat, his wife Madhulika and 12 others were travelling in a Russian-made chopper Mi17V5 to Coonoor from Sulur airbase, where Rawat was about to deliver a lecture. 

The chopper is believed to have crashed due to poor visibility owing to bad weather conditions. The black box of the chopper has been retrieved and further investigation is on.

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