Aamir's Official Statement on TOI - Page 5

Originally posted by: atominis

I agree, but then there is a balanced way to discuss sensitive matters like religious intolerance as well.

I hold Aamir equally responsible for giving fodder to saffron loonies.

He defends one religion and says we cannot generalise. But then he generalises country?
Even when questioned on difference in response to various incidents he casually said reactions are natural and cannot be calibrated. What was he trying to imply? He did not even try:to be diplomatic here.

This proves double standards.

Aamir Khan has been party to:encouraging saffron loonies and proving them right. His statement and even current response only adds to increased:polarisation which we are witnessing in India and globally now.

Naseeruddin Shah has rightfully criticised him and asked not to add to persecution complex among Muslims.

Protesting intolerance is right but words have to be chosen carefully.

By crying "bullying" now you people are also driving the victimhood wars further.

I don't say protestors are right but loudmouth loosely worded attention seeking words of likes of Aamir Khan are not right either. When he says he has been proven right it shows it was an expected publicity stunt which unfolded as he wanted.

Don't think he or others don't know how such words are going to be received. He has clashed with same party earlier and milked the controversy to project himself as icon of democracy.

To me both Aamir and others are drama queens.

@Bold : Perfect. 😆 One wants to run away and the other party always want to shoo away. Between all these, we keep wasting our time by indulging ourselves in this drama.

@Golu. I understand your point perfectly well that with freedom to exercise rights comes fundamental duties that each citizen needs to perform. I do not agree with a thing he said. But is he the only one making comments that may cause unrest. Have u seen some of the hateful comments politicians have been making now that they have the freedom to call everyone anti nationalist once u express an opinion that differs from their ideologies. Lemme give some examples that makes greater unrest among the masses then what Amir said and no one termed them anti nationalist, a traitor or filed complaints against them.

Originally posted by: SheDevil

Wohoo are we talking abt freedom of speech?

Seriously I live in India & I never felt tht I m being stopped from speaking my mind..

You knw wht is funny? Ppl commenting here r

&saying India is intolerant are not evn from India

Who stops ppl from expressing their views but the so called intelligent ppl here tell me a person who has all the security at his mercy, who is considered superstar how tht prsn is unsafe?

India is not perfect. V do have issues but intolerate thts far from true..

How can somebody generalise the condition of 70% population in India whn u ppl don't evn live here

Can I ask how many temples r there in Pakistan? Or is there evn one.

Here u will find temples, mosques, Church, gurdwara all..

Now being unsafe, yes being a gal I do feel rape cases r something to be scared of but can I show u the rape scenario & how high it is in all ur prestigious country. There r issues but it's going too far

Express ur view but in a dignified manner. Here other country ppl r pointing at my country just shows how badly aamir Khan has portrayed the image of India. Now being a patriotic won't Indians feel angry at aamir

I knw v might not be most tolerant but v r not evn intolerate & the way Srk expressed his view on this issue was much better thn Aamir..

In my frnd circle, there r ppl of all religions but b4 anything v r Indians..

Aamir being a celeb where he is tourism ambassador, in short welcoming ppl to visit India & on other hand saying come & die coz it's unsafe is just hypocrisy at its best..

He in civilized manner can directly write his concern to authorities instead of making India sound like hell whn most other countries condition is worst thn India. It's like ridiculing ur mother & giving reasons to others to ridicule it too..

If he wants rights, he needs to understand his responsibilities..

The reaction is proof that amir is right. Why wasnt there similar reaction when kamal hassan said that he wants to leave india.

Originally posted by: ruky786

I disagree there are temples, churches in Pakistan. They are gurdwaras as well.

gud to knw tht. Like I said I don't live there thts why it was a question. Similarly ppl living another country should ask instead of assuming India is intolerant or 70 % Ppl r suffering

Originally posted by: ruky786

I disagree there are temples, churches in Pakistan. They are gurdwaras as well.

I am glad he came back with a statement even though he did not even address why he said what he said about 'leaving the country'... I don't think his 'leaving the country' comment has been distorted...That's really hurtful and one should never say it in such a casual manner...The words he chose to speak on a National TV are very irresponsible and totally thoughtless...

Originally posted by: ~*sindhu*~

@Golu. I understand your point perfectly well that with freedom to exercise rights comes fundamental duties that each citizen needs to perform. I do not agree with a thing he said. But is he the only one making comments that may cause unrest. Have u seen some of the hateful comments politicians have been making now that they have the freedom to call everyone anti nationalist once u express an opinion that differs from their ideologies. Lemme give some examples that makes greater unrest among the masses then what Amir said and no one termed them anti nationalist, a traitor or filed complaints against them.

"You are openly saying that you will eat cow meat. If you have the guts come to Gopi circle and state that you will eat beef. There is no doubt that on that day you will be beheaded..." - See more at: Page on indianexpress.com
- A local BJP leader in response to the Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah's statement that nobody could stop him from eating beef, if he wanted to.

"Shah Rukh Khan is an agent of neighbouring country Pakistan as he reflects their (Pakistan's) ideology. Such a man should go to Pakistan," - See more at:Page on indianexpress.com
- Sadhvi Prachi on Shah Rukh Khan after the latter expressed his opinion in growing intolerance in the country

"Those who consume beef deserve such actions against them." @Sadhvi Prachi justifies Dadri murder, says beef-eaters deserve such treatment | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis
- Sadhvi Prachi justifying the murder of Mohammed Akhlakh in Dadri who was attacked by a mob for allegedly consuming beef.

"Hindus shouldn't make the mistake of considering Indian-Muslims any different from the Pakistan-Muslims. If India may dare to attack Pakistan, then 25 crore Indian Muslims will join Pakistan Forces and fight against India." ...@8 communal remarks from India's "leaders" which take us back to the 18th century - The Political Indian
- Asaduddin Owaisi, MIM Party

"Declare India a Hindu Rashtra in which non-Hindus can vote only if they proudly acknowledge that their ancestors were Hindus" @8 communal remarks from India's "leaders" which take us back to the 18th century - The Political Indian
- Subramanian Swamy, BJP

and these are just few of those comments btw.

It would have been better if we had the same treatment for every kind of hate. That makes it a fair situation. I don't find this fair that u bash a celebrity because he is a easy target and some can get easy publicity out of it but those who day in and day out spread hatred are neither banned from their parties nor punished for such actions. They are poisoning people's mind so that such things keep happening and nobody is allowed to say a word because then their very same party will call u anti national. Again I m not talking about Amir here because as far as I m concerned he was reading one of his lame bollywood script while making the comment. But what about the rest of the people who raise genuine questions and are termed anti national because it goes against these people.

P.S; Is sadhvi banned yet. I faintly remember BJP said so.

Originally posted by: Yankees

Thousands of Sikhs are welcomed in Pakistan every year during Gurpurab. People are headed to Nankana Sahib as we speak.

as I commented above, I wasn't sure thts why asked & thts wht others should do..

This all couldn't happen to a more deserving guy 😆