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At the end of last year, actor Aamir Khan was heavily condemned for expressing wife Kiran Rao's fear about staying in India due to the growing "intolerance." People, belonging to a few groups, carried out extreme protests against him for his statement. In fact, Aamir still continues to receive abusive comments on social media for the same.
Now, in a surprising turn of events, veteran actor Anupam Kher has expressed his fear related to the current situation in India. During an interview with IBNLive, Kher expressed his fear of stating his religious identity.
During the course of the interview, the actor was questioned as to how he felt about certain Bollywood celebrities being scared of the situation in the country. To this, Kher replied that everyone in their profession was scared, including him. When prodded further, he said that he is scared to say that he is a Hindu and if he puts a teeka on his forehead and wears orange-ish clothes, people might brand him as an RSS guy or BJP fanatic.
Few days back, the 60-year-old actor was trolled on Twitter for condemning the Padma Awards in 2010 but having a completely different stand after winning one this year. In the same interview, Kher clarified his stand saying that he was unhappy that an actor with pending criminal cases had been presented with a Padma Award in 2010.
It will be interesting to see how the social media reacts to Kher's statements now.
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