Khan is facing a tremendous backlash from the BJP, Shiv Sena and Hindu fringe groups over his remarks about 'growing intolerance' in the country.
A Shiv Sena leader belonging to the Punjab unit of the party has declared a reward of Rs 1 lakh for anyone who slaps Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan.
Khan is facing a tremendous backlash from the BJP, Shiv Sena and Hindu fringe groups over his remarks about 'growing intolerance' in the country.
"Any person who slaps Aamir Khan will be rewarded Rs 1 lakh by the Shiv Sena. This is important because no one living in our country should dare to say anything against India… Anyone from the hotel staff or the film crew can slap him and take the reward," Punjab Shiv Sena chief Rajeev Tandon said on Wednesday, according to Hindustan Times.
The announcement by Tandon came as Shiv Sena workers earlier protested near a five-star hotel in Ludhiana where Khan and his crew have been staying during the shooting of the movie 'Dangal'. The protesters burnt Khan's posters and disrupted traffic outside the hotel.
However, the Shiv Sena later issued a statement saying it had nothing to do with its leader's remarks.
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Aamir on Monday night speaking at the Ramnath Goenka Awards event had said, "When I chat with Kiran at home, she says 'Should we move out of India?' That's a disastrous and big statement for Kiran to make. She fears for her child. She fears about what the atmosphere around us will be. She feels scared to open the newspapers every day. That does indicate that there is this sense of growing disquiet, there is growing despondency apart from alarm. You feel why this is happening, you feel low. That sense does exist in me."
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