The Aamir Controversy

The Aamir Khan controversy should never have happened. I feel Shobhaa De nailed it when she wrote that it got triggered off simply “because of a private miya-bibi conversation that was made public by the hubby”. In any case, says De:
“Aamir gets massacred for making a provocative comment. But wait a minute. Was it his comment? Nope. It was his wife's. Did he say he agreed with her? Not that we know…Aamir revealed it was Kiran who thought of moving to another country. Kiran. Not him.”

Having said that, what exactly is this backlash against Aamir that some are so quick to condemn? Almost all the backlash has been statements and tweets by others who feel Aamir was exaggerating things beyond all reason; while others uninstalled the Snapdeal app that Aamir endorses from their smartphones.

Clowns in AAP like Ashutosh are outraged by this perceived attempt “to put pressure on Snapdeal for its association with Aamir is a new twist in the tale. This is a part of larger design to ostracize individuals, isolate them and force them to succumb to the bullies' ideology.” Really? So it’s ok for so called intellectuals to return awards but not for the average smartphone owner to uninstall one lousy app from his own phone?

Ashutosh then continues his rant about how India is going the Pakistan way, with the state endorsing only one religion. It is such insane reactions to the totally peaceful reactions against Aamir’s comment that irritate many. Chetan Bhagat hits the nail on the head with his tweet:
“Ok, wrong to label Islam as violent after stray terror attack, But why did you label my entire country intolerant after a few stray incidents?”
Who’s the hypocrite now? Who has double standards? Suddenly the so called intellectuals are exposed for how irrational they are, aren’t they?

Raveena Tandon’s tweet to those scream India is becoming a very dangerous place was perfect:
“Wonder why they didn't feel fear when bombs ripped the heart of mumbai.. Or our security was breached #26/11”
Is Raveena right in her other tweet:
“Let's cut the BS-why can't these people openly say that they weren't happy since d day Modi became PM..instead of shaming the whole country”
And you thought she was just a pretty face.

Like I said, the Aamir controversy is silly. Though ironically, those who reacted against him only voiced their opinion, something that is a fundamental right of both Aamir and his critics!

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