Intolerance row: Aamir Khan's hatred for Narendra Modi goes back a long way
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Bollywoods' Mr Perfectionist Aamir Khan on Monday, Nov 23, jumped into a boiling controversy of so-called 'intolerance' prevailing in the country. 50-year-old Aamir has been honoured by the Government of India with the prestigious awards of Padma Shri in 2003 and Padma Bhushan in 2010. What Aamir Khan is today or any other Bollywood superstar is today, is only because of Indians and because of the love and admiration they have received from their Indian fans.
Narendra Modi & Aamir Khan
How can Aamir called India 'intolerant', when his movies like PK, Taare Zameen Par, Peepli Live, Dhobi Ghat, Lagaan and many others gross over Rs 100 crores at the box office. Although Aamir is known to stay away from media limelight and is mostly seen in public, during his movie promotions, but this particular statement by him, has brought him in the eye of storm. Aamir a known baiter of Modi Aamir calling India an intolerant nation under Prime Minister Narendra Modi led-NDA government does not come as a surprise for many, who have keenly observed his equation with Modi in the last few years. Ten years back in 2005, he carried out a campaign to deny Modi to get US visa. In March 2005, he, along with 203 people, had signed a public petition in 2005 against Modi, that hauled up the then PM Dr Manmohan Singh for criticising the US visa ban on Modi who was then the chief minister of Gujarat. [Text of citizens statement re the Indian Prime minister's comments in the Rajya Sabha following refusal of US Visa to Narendra Modi] [Read: VHP's open letter to Aamir Khan] Aamir had also slammed Modi-ruled Gujarat over 2006 Vadodara riots. "I think it is (Vadodara incident) very sad and what happened in Gujarat a few years ago was also equally unfortunate. It's a shame that the administration is not able to control the situation there and it is resulting in deaths of innocent people", Aamir had said. Aamir had vocal disagreements with Modi over Narmada Dam project and accused him of harming him when Modi had not even filed a case against him. However, his movie Fanaa, that released around that time, faced an unofficial ban in Gujarat. ['Fanaa' banned in Gujarat] Khan had also said that it was a pity that the ruling party in Gujarat viewed him as anti-Gujarat and was trying to stall Fanaa.
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