Aamir's Official Statement on TOI - Page 7

Originally posted by: hermione82

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.

Originally posted by: cricketfan1

Totally agree!!!

And I think 99% of India is going to agree with what you said...That 1% which is never going to agree with anything anyone says are the real intolerant bunch and they are the real offenders...Is it fair to call the whole country intolerant for that 1%? Is they any country in this world which doesn't have this 1% of intolerant bunch?

Originally posted by: -Vaishvi-

No, it is not fair to call the entire country intolerant.

But we definitely cannot turn a blind eye to the 1% who are resorting to such means and causing unrest. It's very unnerving and media has a big part to play in this...a huge part infact! I Apart from those elements involved in atrocious acts, media plays an equal part in sensationalizing and spreading fear in the hearts of the many. I really wish people from all walks of life ban media. Don't go for the debates, don't participate in fear-mongering that media resorts to nowadays, don't participate in the media trials that happen these days. Get back to the old doordarshan kinda way of delivering news. Let people decide for themselves and create their own opinion about the happenings in the world.

Couple of points after reading all posts here.

Critizing Aamir's statement is different from the manner its being criticized. Most posts do not consider that fact.

If Aamir's statement is wrong and tarnishing the image of India then burning effigies, riling up people against a person by so called "desh bhakt" people are not upholding it either.

Aamir is not holding any position in this country but the politicians(MPs, MLAs) are. To prove Aamir wrong or to disagree with his statement just a declaration of an official statement was enough. Why so much protest or dharnas? Also Aamir may be richie rich but he is no Mukesh Ambani that he can get away with everything. He has invited criticism by an lets do it in a civil manner.

Loving your country is one thing but malign everyone just for giving an opinion (whatever extreme it may be) is something else. I am paying taxes for progress of my country, not to spend if after people who would seat in front of a star's house chanting hai hai all day or spend time on social media.

Why cant our politicians just move on and focus on real issues and do some actual work rather than wasting time and money of all of us by protesting against a dumbest idiotic statement by a celebrity?

Really a sorry state of affair.

P.S - NRIs may be still enamored by Modi but he is losing sheen day by day in India. Its a fact. I hope he wakes up soon and takes control from the radicals.

Originally posted by: .Golu.

People have some really different notions etched in their brains about democracy 😆

According to them it is their right to give gaalis openly and degrade their country, keep asking for reservations , keep spewing venom about the leaders and the people in majority/minority, keep doing any freaking thing because YEAH WE ARE THE LARGEST DEMOCRACY and democracy means only enjoying your right of Freedom of Expression🤪

Do they forget that to enjoy those rights you have to perform certain duties also? Keep the dignity of your country intact and stop exaggerating topics like these all the time. On one hand you promote tourism and ask people of India to paint a brighter picture of the country, on the other hand you project your country like it's Syria👏

If he cannot perform his duties the he has NO RIGHT to enjoy the rights also.

India's dignity is compromised not by Aamir's statement but by the reaction to it.

Hate off him

What he means is..

Attention seeker finaly got a attention frm public n media...congratz... lol

How aamir expressed himself & the words he chose were definitely stupid but shiv sena doing mock funeral & most of bjp namoones r getting on my nerves...