Aamir Khan clarifies not leaving India

The BJP said Mr Khan should not forget that “India made you star” and it was incorrect to “malign Incredible India”.

Megastar Shah Rukh Khan was also victim to controversy when he said there was growing intolerance in India. The actor feels that he has already expressed his opinion on the matter and has nothing to clarify, ” Hindustan Times said on condition of anonymity.

In a related development, union minister Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti on Tuesday night said Aamir should send his wife to Pakistan or Iran or Iraq and assess for himself what the situation was compared to India.

Aamir Khan has responded to criticism of his comments that India is becoming a more intolerant place to live by saying people “shouting obscenities” at him for speaking out only prove his point. “Leave whatever glory this country has given you, here only”, the Sena said in an editorial in party mouthpiece “Saamana”. “She fears for her child, she fears about what the atmosphere around us will be”, the actor had said on Monday. We just hope that leaders and people of this country come to some conclusion with this grave happening that is increasing every day.

Khan also supported those returning their awards, saying one of the ways for creative people to express their dissatisfaction or disappointment was by giving back awards.

Aamir Khan claimed his sense of insecurity has increased in the past few months and laid stress upon those in power to strongly condemn such incidents. (Also Read: Neither I, Nor My Wife Have Any Intentions of Leaving India: Full Statement of Aamir Khan) The backlash on Twitter was instant, with Mr Kher among Aamir’s earliest and most vocal critics.

“Only society could stand firm against oppression and intolerance”, he said, adding, “The society could not even depend on institution including the judiciary to reclaim its rights”.