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    Aamir Khan’s right to speak

    -The Hindu; Editorial, November 26, 2015

    In the Bharatiya Janata Party Parivar’s revised reckoner, actor Aamir Khan is now a villain giving India a bad name. It happened the day he joined forces with writers, actors and scientists and re-opened the debate on intolerance in the country by voicing his own concern and his wife’s anxiety and thoughts, perhaps fleeting, of relocating elsewhere. It was not long before that the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre had made him the brand ambassador of Swachh Bharat while continuing with him as the face of Incredible India. The underlying subtext to the criticism being heaped on Khan is that while the Narendra Modi government has been gracious to the actor, known for his contrarian positions taken in the past, Khan has been churlish, ungrateful and unmindful of the gestures made to him. The criticism of Khan, therefore, falls into an all-too-predictable pattern. If the writers who returned their awards were lampooned by fellow-writers for being unpatriotic, anti-national and motivated, Khan has been at the receiving end of his fellow-actors, some of whom have been vocal supporters of the current political leadership. In the clamour, Khan’s concerns are typically given short shrift, particularly his comment that it is important to have a sense of security and justice, essential underpinnings of any democratic society. It is the perceived lack of both that prompted writers/scientists/artists and filmmakers to question the government and return their national awards in protest. Like them, Khan too has underlined the importance of both for the political leadership — in particular, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, by reminding him that he is the elected leader of the people of the country and must connect with their concerns.

    In many ways, the Prime Minister’s silence continues to cause anxiety among civil society members, particularly in the minority community. Mr. Modi’s comments on the minority community during the Bihar campaign, without directly referring to them, have led to significant disquiet. The political leadership in the Central government and in the BJP remains resistant to addressing these anxieties by taking questions, reinforcing apprehensions. There is also something deeply disturbing in the suggestion of the BJP’s ally, the Shiv Sena, that Aamir Khan be sent to Pakistan, for Khan is a Muslim, and the coding in the formulation is not intended to be subtle. Bollywood, of which Khan is an integral part, has never traded on religious identities. The actor has been forced to clarify that neither he nor his wife has any intention of leaving India. Forcing citizens to abjectly clarify their patriotism is not the sign of a liberal democracy. Every Indian must have the right to critique her country. When fellow-citizens receive the critique as a sign of betrayal, it is a sign of illiberalism. When those fellow-Indians happen to be connected to power, directly or politically, democracy is truly in trouble.


    http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/edit...?homepage=true

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    Quote Originally Posted by irir123 View Post

    sorry I couldn't care less if Aamir Khan decided to migrate elsewhere..

    Well said, only in India such importance and values for cine personalities / sportsmen are given !!!
    Om Namaste astu Bhagavan Vishveshvaraya Mahadevaya Triambakaya Tripurantakaya Trikalagni kalaya kalagnirudraya Neelakanthaya Mrutyunjayaya Sarveshvaraya Sadashivaya Shriman Mahadevaya Namah Om Namah Shivaye Om Om Namah Shivaye Om Om Namah Shivaye

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    The importance of being honest

    - Baradwaj Rangan; The Hindu, November 26, 2015

    "Nothing sums up this whole ridiculous 'controversy' better than a sad little joke floating around, where a doctor says, 'There is pollution in the city. Therefore your lungs...' And Anupam Kher cuts in angrily, 'How dare you! This city has given you job, name, fame. How can you call it polluted? You traitor!!!'"

    "Moral of the story? Do not speak your mind in public. Be diplomatic, wave, sign autographs, keep smiling."


    http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-e...ref=sliderNews

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    That is not the correct summary of Anupem Kher ....His response was " The city's pollution has not deteriorated recently or suddenly. it has been polluted since a long time. How come the people who are complaining now... were keeping quiet for so long ?...Were they not breathing until now ?"

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    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-34971759

    This was indeed a Hindu temple(Shiva) called "tejo mahalaya" ! It is one of the thousands of temples destroyed by our "Persian" cousins!!
    Om Namaste astu Bhagavan Vishveshvaraya Mahadevaya Triambakaya Tripurantakaya Trikalagni kalaya kalagnirudraya Neelakanthaya Mrutyunjayaya Sarveshvaraya Sadashivaya Shriman Mahadevaya Namah Om Namah Shivaye Om Om Namah Shivaye Om Om Namah Shivaye

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    Quote Originally Posted by PARAMASHIVAN View Post
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-34971759

    This was indeed a Hindu temple(Shiva) called "tejo mahalaya" ! It is one of the thousands of temples destroyed by our "Persian" cousins!!
    Intha Azgahila "intolerance" pathi discussion vera !
    Om Namaste astu Bhagavan Vishveshvaraya Mahadevaya Triambakaya Tripurantakaya Trikalagni kalaya kalagnirudraya Neelakanthaya Mrutyunjayaya Sarveshvaraya Sadashivaya Shriman Mahadevaya Namah Om Namah Shivaye Om Om Namah Shivaye Om Om Namah Shivaye

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    Tamil Movie Star Singers to Sing For Kashmir Flood Relief



    If you switch "Kashmir" to "Chennai", this video would be appropriate for what is happening now
    in Chennai and surroundings.
    This proves my point that India and Indians are one and the same;
    we are all human beings irrespective of the language we speak, the culture we are born into,
    the state we live in, and the rituals and religion that we practise...

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    Sharia courts in Britain lock women into 'marital captivity', study says

    Judges at the courts "uphold the theory and practice of the strong hold men have over women", and set out to frustrate women whose husbands do not want them to leave, according to the study seen by The Independent. The findings, which are to be unveiled in the Houses of Parliament next month, are based on the most detailed and informed analysis of the workings of British sharia courts ever undertaken by an independent researcher.

    http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/w...w/50051493.cms

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    Hypocrisy exposed:

    Amid rising anti-muslim rhetoric.... Editorials asking Obama to speak out: ZERO

    http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/1...200650016.html

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    Quote Originally Posted by raagadevan View Post
    Tamil Movie Star Singers to Sing For Kashmir Flood Relief



    If you switch "Kashmir" to "Chennai", this video would be appropriate for what is happening now
    in Chennai and surroundings.
    This proves my point that India and Indians are one and the same;
    we are all human beings irrespective of the language we speak, the culture we are born into,
    the state we live in, and the rituals and religion that we practise...
    If you switch "Kashmir" to "Chennai", this video would be appropriate for what is happening now
    in Chennai and surroundings. This proves my point that India and Indians are one and the same;


    சரி.. ஸ்ரீநிவாஸ் சொன்னமாதிரியே சென்னைக்கும் வெள்ளம் வந்திடுச்சி. இனி வரும் காலங்களில் இதுபோன்ற காணொளிகள் ஏதேனும் வட மாநிலங்களில் நிகழ்ந்தால் இங்கே பதிவு செய்யுங்கள். இந்தியன் என்ற ஒட்டாமல் ஒட்டிக்கொண்டிருக்கும் பசையை இன்னும் நன்றாக மனதில் ஒட்டிக்கொள்ள உதவும்.
    சொல்லிச் சொல்லி ஆறாது சொன்னா துயர் தீராது...

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