Change will come when people stop voting for criminals: Aamir

Bollywood actor-filmmer and host of socially-relevant TV show "Satyamev Jayate", Aamir Khan says he is "sad like every Indian" due to the state of the country's political system, but stressed that change will only come when people stop voting for criminals contesting elections.

"I wish and hope that political parties rise above this and stop giving tickets to criminals. Ultimately, the change will come when people stop voting for criminals," Aamir said here during the NDTV Indian of the Year Awards Tuesday.

He does not like the way people end up voting, but he said that he does understand why they end up casting a vote for the people they do.

"What I don't understand is that why political parties give a ticket to criminals," he said.

The election season is currently on, and Aamir, who took up the matter of criminalisation of politics on "Satyamev Jayate 2", said "that this election, political parties have not risen above it".

"I am sad, like every Indian," he added.

On the stage for the Public Service session, Aamir was joined by social activist Aruna Roy and S.Y. Quraishi, former the chief election commissioner.

Aamir also gave away the NDTV Indian of the Year award for Public Service to two organisations - Association for Democratic Reforms and PRS Legislative Research.


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Yes, I wud like to see u bring up topics like sanju an salman kina ppl r not behin bars without getting parole.. the topic cud be powerful ppl misuse justice system?

So Aamir has some clue that people vote for criminal. I thought like Jai Ho or his son's career he would have no clue about this too. 😆

But the issue is..Half the polititians are involved in Corruption and the other half have Criminal records..😆..Only a handful are there who are genuine...

Yeah and then you are best friend of salman and sanju. Cant take this cunning khan seriously with his moral policing.

he did well by buying that bullet proof car..

pahle jaa ke apne love child ko accept kar , muh mai raam bagal mai churi , biggest hypocrite

even i never understood how dese criminals get to fight elections and people give them votes too..

What I don't understand is how underworld was running Bollywood till early 90s? Why stars and filmmakers with criminal records keep getting work? Rather they also have industry friends rallying behind them, defending them?

Why's that Radia scandal accused Barkha Dutt still sitting on Editor's chair at NDTV, whose function Mr. Aamir Khan was attending?

The day we get answers to these questions we'll also understand how criminals get to contest elections.

Originally posted by: atominis

What I don't understand is how underworld was running Bollywood till early 90s? Why stars and filmmakers with criminal records keep getting work? Rather they also have industry friends rallying behind them, defending them?

Why's that Radia scandal accused Barkha Dutt still sitting on Editor's chair at NDTV, whose function Mr. Aamir Khan was attending?

The day we get answers to these questions we'll also understand how criminals get to contest elections.

agree , first people have to change themselves