 "'Leaving your motherland is no solution': Who said what on Aamir Khan's statement on intolerance")
Aamir Khan’s comments on growing intolerance have provoked mixed responses on Twitter. While several of his industry colleagues have hit out at the actor, many people, including Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi, have also come out in support of the actor. [caption id=“attachment_2519034” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  Aamir Khan. AFP[/caption] Anupam Kher, Paresh Rawal and Ram Gopal Varma are among those criticising the actor for saying that he is “alarmed” by a number of incidents and his wife Kiran Rao even suggested that they should probably leave the country. The 50-year-old spoke at at an award function on Monday evening where he 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.That does indicate that there is this sense of growing disquiet, there is growing despondency apart from alarm. You feel why this is happening, you feel low. That sense does exist in me.” Kher, who shared screen space with Aamir in Dil, Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin among others, was vociferous in his criticism on Twitter. He spoke about his wife Kiran Rao, show Sataymeve Jayate and Incredible India, the India tourism campaign that Aamir was associated with, in a string of tweets lashing out at Khan.
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. 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. 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. 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
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More ShortsDear @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. #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
Varma, who gave Aamir one of the most applauded films of his career Rangeela, wrote, “Some celebs complaining about Intolerance should be the last ones to complain because they became celebs in a so called intolerant country.”
If Aamir,Sharuk and Salman the three biggest stars of the Hindu country "India" are Muslims, I don't understand where intolerance is ?
— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) November 24, 2015
Some celebs complaining about Intolerance should be the last ones to complain becos they became celebs in a so called intolerant country
— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) November 24, 2015
In a predominantly Hindu country,if 3 Muslims can become the biggest iconic super stars that itself proves the majority aren't intolerant
— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) November 24, 2015
Isolated incidents cant be taken as sign of intolerance and the super stardom of 3 Muslims is proof enough of the vast majority's tolerance
— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) November 24, 2015
It's the celebs need for creating drawing room debates to increase their popularity which flares up non existent negativity btwn communities
— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) November 24, 2015
If u are really feeling like a family and there's a problem in the family,family members in public wont say theres intolerance in the family
— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) November 24, 2015
Actor and BJP MP Paresh Rawal, who acted with him in Andaaz Apna Apna and Akele Hum Akele Tum, also hit out at Khan saying that if he believes it is his “motherland then he will never talk about leaving it”.
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
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
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
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
In an interview with Times Now, he added, “I don’t agree with him. These kinds of elements are there in all country, but to generalise it like this? I don’t agree with him. He (Aamir) is a very intelligent and balanced fellow, so to say something like Aamir is not a patriot will be too much. Intolerance has been around since 1947. There are few things happening like fringe elements, and he is drawing our attention to them. Aamir is not one to colour it in a political hue, it’s not like him to do that.” Even actress Raveena Tandon wasn’t taking this lightly and had her own opinion to add.
Guess all those who did not want pm Modi to become PM,want 2 bring this govt down..sadly becoz of politics,they are shaming country ..
— Raveena Tandon (@TandonRaveena) November 24, 2015
Fringe elements were always there,1can always say thats condemnable,action needs to be taken against them,but to spread paranoia?not done
— Raveena Tandon (@TandonRaveena) November 24, 2015
Wonder why they didn't feel fear when bombs ripped the heart of mumbai.. Or our security was breached #26/11-gosh!no point same argument
— Raveena Tandon (@TandonRaveena) November 24, 2015
The censor board’s Ashoke Pandit had a sarcastic comment to make both on Aamir and Kiran Rao.
Meanwhile, the BJP slammed Khan’s statements insisting that some isolated extreme incidents should not be allowed to define India and took a dig at his wife’s suggestion to leave India, saying people move out for many reasons, including for saving taxes. “Some isolated examples, however, extreme are exceptions to India’s inherent tolerant nature. It would be unfortunate to let isolated examples be taken as a norm that define India. Our Constitution guarantees freedom of expression and Aamir Khan like any citizen is entitled to his personal opinion. And any one who disagrees with him also enjoys the same freedom,” BJP spokesperson Nalin Kohli said. Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, the Minister of State for Minority Affairs, however had a different take on the issue, saying that Aamir Khan was safe in the country. “We won’t let Aamir leave the country, he is safe. This kind of comment influenced by a politically motivated campaign insults those who have given so much honour to Aamir in India.” On one hand, as Aamir Khan was being criticised, on the other hand, there were several people also supported Aamir Khan’s statements, chief among them being Rahul Gandhi and Arvind Kejriwal. Unsurprisingly, Aamir Khan was also the top trend in India with Twitterati weighing in their thoughts on the issue. Some even called out Anupam Kher for his ‘personal’ remarks and how the outrage was evidence of the growing intolerance.
Instead of branding all those who question the Govt & Modiji- as unpatriotic, anti national or 'motivated'(1/3)
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) November 24, 2015
The Govt would do better to reach out to people to understand what's disturbing them (2/3)
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) November 24, 2015
That's the way to solve problems in India- not by bullying, threatening & abusing! (3/3)
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) November 24, 2015
BJP shud stop silencing voices thro abuses n threats. Its high time centrl govt took concrete steps 2 instil sense of security amngst people
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) November 23, 2015
More power to your voice, @aamir_khan Sir! This is OUR country, it belongs to ALL Indians. Not to rabid lunatics from any party/religion!
— VISHAL DADLANI (@VishalDadlani) November 23, 2015
.@AnupamPkher never wrote multiple tweets to SRK after his comments on intolerance. Because he acts in his films? https://t.co/S1CD19BMil
— Brown Sahiba (@Rajyasree) November 24, 2015
Ideology that can produce only Gajendra Chauhan, can't understand Aamir. Unfortunately @AnupamPkher has also joined that wand wagon.
— ashutosh (@ashutosh83B) November 24, 2015
#AamirKhan expresses his family's apprehensions on the environment of hate in India; right-wingers pounce on him. That's exactly the point.
— Sanjay Jha (@JhaSanjay) November 24, 2015
What wrong did #AamirKhan say ??
— Angry Bombay Girl (@shadymumbai) November 24, 2015
Is anyone proud to be in a country where politicians care more about cows than women getting Raped.
I am not sure whether #AamirKhan or SRK said India is now intolerant. But we can see intolerance towards them for expressing their opinions
— Tinu Cherian Abraham (@tinucherian) November 24, 2015
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— Firstpost (@firstpost) November 24, 2015
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