Intolerance Row: Aamir Khan Replies On The Backlash And Criticism

Aamir-Khan-Kiran-Rao-[tps_footer]Aamir Khan surely had a hard time recently after commenting about India being intolerant. The amazing actor who is otherwise very thoughtful, made a drastic comment when he stated that his wife Kiran Rao suggested to him that they should leave the country as she is scared for the children. The intellectual star Aamir further added that there is growing disquiet in the country. After Shah Rukh Khan’s intolerant remark, Aamir Khan too joined the league with rather a more serious comment.

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Known for his choice of films and calmness, Aamir Khan surely lost many fans with his comments. Veteran actor Anupam Kher also lashed out at Aamir for his irresponsible comment, actress Raveena Tandon too voiced her displeasure. After the series of events, Aamir Khan surely went into a quiet zone rethinking this act. The actor has finally come out in the open and commented on the issue saying,

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First let me state categorically that neither I, nor my wife Kiran, have any intention of leaving the country. We never did, and nor would we like to in the future. Anyone implying the opposite has either not seen my interview or is deliberately trying to distort what I have said. India is my country, I love it, I feel fortunate for being born here, and this is where I am staying.

Secondly, I stand by everything that I have said in my interview.
To all those people who are calling me anti-national, I would like to say that I am proud to be Indian, and I do not need anyone’s permission nor endorsement for that.

To all the people shouting obscenities at me for speaking my heart out, it saddens me to say you are only proving my point.

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To all the people who have stood by me, thank you. We have to protect what this beautiful and unique country of ours really stands for. We have to protect its integrity, diversity, inclusiveness, its many languages, its culture, its history, its tolerance, it’s concept of ekantavada, it’s love, sensitivity and its emotional strength.

I would like to end my statement with a poem by Rabindranath Tagore, it’s a prayer really :
Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high,
Where knowledge is free,
Where the world has not been broken up into fragments,
by narrow domestic walls,
Where words come out from the depth of truth,
Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection,
Where the clear stream of reason has not lost its way,
Into the dreary desert sand of dead habit,
Where the mind is led forward by thee,
Into ever-widening thought and action,
Into that heaven of freedom, my father, let my country awake.
Jai Hind.
Aamir Khan.

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