Intolerance: After SRK, Salman, Aamir Khan too breaks silence, gets slammed; here's why
Mumbai, Nov 24: Just a day after his controversial interview, Bollywood actor Aamir Khan faced criticism and this time he was slammed by his colleagues in Bollywood.
Bollywood actor Anupam Kher and actor-turned-politician Paresh Rawal slammed Aamir who recently in an interview told that he and his wife Kiran Rao had considered of leaving India citing growing "intolerance" in the country.
[Wife suggested moving out of India: Aamir Khan on intolerance]
Speaking at Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards, an 'alarmed' Aamir on Monday, Nov 23 said, "When I chat with Kiran at home, she says 'Should we move out of India?' That's a disastrous and big statement for Kiran to make. She fears for her child. She fears about what the atmosphere around us will be. She feels scared to open the newspapers every day."
The statement surprised many and Paresh Rawal and Anupam Kher were a few among them. Aamir Khan's statement did not go well with those who believe that intolerance controversy is being created by a group of opportunists.
[Intolerance in India: From Baba Ramdev to Anupam Kher, who said what about Shahrukh's comment]
Aamir was not the first one who spoke about "growing intolerance in India". The superstar Khans -- Shahrukh and Salman too had expressed their views and joined the debate.
[Intolerance in India: After Shahrukh Khan, now Salman Khan breaks silence]
But Paresh Rawal and Anupam Kher turned to micro-blogging site Twitter and criticised Aamir Khan. Anupam Kher is known as BJP loyalist, Paresh Rawal is BJP MP from Ahmedabad East, Gujarat. Both Anupam Kher and Paresh Rawal, however, clarified why they do not expect Aamir Khan to join the chorus over "intolerance".
Dear
@aamir_khan.
Did
you
ask
Kiran
which
country
would
she
like
to
move
out
to?
Did
you
tell
her
that
this
country
has
made
you
AAMIR
KHAN.
—
Anupam
Kher
(@AnupamPkher)
November
23,
2015
Dear
@aamir_khan.
Did
you
tell
Kiran
that
you
have
lived
through
more
worse
times
in
this
country
&
but
you
never
thought
of
moving
out.
—
Anupam
Kher
(@AnupamPkher)
November
23,
2015
Dear
@aamir_khan.
When
did
‘Incredible
India’
become
‘Intolerant
India’
for
you?
Only
in
the
last
7-8
months?
#AtithiDevoBhavah
—
Anupam
Kher
(@AnupamPkher)
November
23,
2015
Dear
@aamir_khan
Presumed
country
has
become
#Intolerant.
Wat
do
u
suggest
2
millions
of
Indians?
Leave
India?
Or
wait
till
regime
changes?
—
Anupam
Kher
(@AnupamPkher)
November
23,
2015
Dear
@aamir_khan.
#SatyamevaJayate
u
talked
about
evil
practices
but
gave
Hope.
So
even
in
‘Intolerant’
times
u
need
2
spread
Hope
not
Fear.
—
Anupam
Kher
(@AnupamPkher)
November
23,
2015
Aamir
is
a
fighter
so
he
should
not
leave
but
change
the
situation
in
the
country
!
jeena
yahan
marna
yahan
!
—
Paresh
Rawal
(@SirPareshRawal)
November
23,
2015
A
true
patriot
will
not
run
away
n
leave
his
motherland
behind
in
turmoil
or
in
troubled
times
(if
any
)...don't
escape
-
build
it
..
—
Paresh
Rawal
(@SirPareshRawal)
November
23,
2015
If
I
believe
this
is
my
motherland
then
I
will
never
talk
about
leaving
it
....but
I
would
if
I
had
believed
otherwise
...
—
Paresh
Rawal
(@SirPareshRawal)
November
23,
2015
Intolerance
!PK
did
rattle
the
belief
of
Hindus
but
Aamir
dint
face
the
wrath
of
Hindu
or
THE
MAJORITY
n
but
was
super
hit
n
made
crores
!
—
Paresh
Rawal
(@SirPareshRawal)
November
23,
2015
Intolerance
!PK
did
rattle
the
belief
of
Hindus
but
Aamir
dint
face
the
wrath
of
Hindu
or
THE
MAJORITY
n
but
was
super
hit
n
made
crores
!
—
Paresh
Rawal
(@SirPareshRawal)
November
23,
2015
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