Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan has joined the growing chorus of protests against the growing “intolerance” in India.
Khan said even his wife Kiran Rao filmmaker had suggested leaving the country.
Mr. Khan told a journalism awards ceremony he was “alarmed” by the increase in acts of intolerance in the “last six-eight months”.
Earlier this month fellow superstar Shah Rukh Khan also spoke out against what he called ‘extreme intolerance’ in India.
A movement that began with writers returning state awards has been extended tohistorians,scientists and filmmakers.
They have cited the murder of rationalists and GovindPansare MM Kalburgi and lynching a man suspected of consuming beef, as examples of increasing intolerance in the country.’Feeling fear’
Actor, director and producer Khan said at a ceremony organized by The Indian Express newspaper that the sense of “fear” and “insecurity”” had been growing in India.
“Kiran and I have lived a lifetime in India. For the first time, he said, should leave India? That is a disastrous and Kiran big statement to make for me,” Khan was quoted as saying.
“Kiranfears for her son. She worries about what the environment around us. She feels afraid to open the newspaper every day. That indicates a growing sense of unease.”
Khan said that creative people returned their prizes to express disappointment with the state of affairs.
“For creative people to express what they feel is important A number of creative people -. Historians and scientists – have been increasingly feeling that some feel the need to express one way to express their dissatisfaction or disappointment is return. Awards. ”
He said: “As long as you do not resort to violence, everyone has the right to protest and protest can somehow feel is right.”
“This is certainly a form of protest for the creative people.”
A spokesman for ruling BJP in India, said Khan was entitled to his opinion, but India remain a tolerant country.
“You cannot take exception to the rule. You cannot be alarmist about stray incidents. We do not define our country on the basis that,” Nalin Kohli told the NDTV news channel.
Comments Khan have sharply divided sentiment in social networks, with so many people tweeting in your comments AamirKhan was the top Twitter trend in India.
Bollywood actor and director Anupam Kher, who has been very vocal in their opposition to the artists protesting intolerance, rushed to attack Khan’s statement in a series of tweets.
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