India, Oct. 15 -- Filmmaker Ashoke Pandit has backed the government's decision to ask actor Imran Khan to leave India after his participation in a Mumbai protest sparked a political controversy. He questioned the actor's decision to join the demonstration, arguing that a foreign national who is not an Indian citizen cannot claim the right to protest in the country. Imran, who holds an Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) card and is a US citizen, is now preparing to challenge the government's notice in the Bombay High Court.

"I am really very happy. because when you don't have a right to protest, and you are not a citizen of this country. You go all out to see to it that our country is defamed," Ashoke Padnit told ANI in an interview.

He als...