Please Note: Everything mentioned in below note are solely my thoughts and nothing to do with my political interest or whom do I support. In Troll’s language I’m not Khangressi (Congressi), not a bhakt, or not an Aaptard (AAP). Also the person Aamir Khan mentioned in this is Hindi Movie star (India) and not Aamir Khan (boxer) from UK.
Aamir Khan gave the so called ‘online community’ material to jump on the band wagon and criticize him for what he said. These are the same so called intellectuals who were praising him for his show ‘Satyamev Jayate’ and above par work on the movies based on the national issues. Remember he is the one who gave you knowledge about a Dyslexic child or stress in students or blind following of the religion, don’t forget you have praised him for these all. These were the movies we thought are very important and can change our society and our perceptions towards very core things which matter our life. If he or anyone else is not allowed to speak their heart out then that is what I called intolerance. In a democratic country like India we have a right to speak what we think and what our concerns are for the society we live in. You have a right not to agree with him, but that doesn’t give you right to abuse him or the people who agree with him. Don’t blindly jump on haters train, instead why don’t we put our energy to make him think ‘don’t worry Aamir, this is natural thought being a parent, and we assure you that your kids are safe in this country as much as they are anywhere else’. Why we are proving his worries right by making the statements which don’t have real head and toe. India is always a tolerant nation and its still is, but if some people think other way than don’t make them right by abusing them, as that what intolerance is.
I here don’t agree completely with his statement but I do agree his worries being a parent. Being a parent myself, we too travel in the same boat. There might be more than million Indians who have left the nest and are leaving in various part of the world, If you have a conversation with any of these Indians and ask them what is their main concern for not returning back home, not all but many of them will agree that it’s a kid’s safety we are worried about or we want our kids to grow in safe environment. Being a parent that is the natural way of thinking for your child, and Mrs Khan didn’t think anything differently. Thinking about your child safety doesn’t make you less patriotic. (People, who want to argue about child safety in India, please come up with some research and numbers. And give me time to do same)
Any way Aamir Khan will have to pay the price for being Celebrity, being father, being concerned and above all being a part of Democratic country. Where he might not be allowed to say what he thinks, but everyone else will be allowed to be #intolerant towards him for making such comments and label and criticize him to the level which is below acceptable to any developed brains.
My only request is to you all is just break the bubble of thought of ‘I like to hear what I think’ and try to think with someone else’s perception. There are many things in this world which we don’t like, but that doesn’t mean we can remove that thought completely from the society. If those thoughts are helping to bring the society together then what is harm on listening to it, as long as it is not damaging the unity or security of the country. Don’t judge people on one sentence, but think what could be the cause of that statement. What Aamir Khan and family are thinking about their kids, that thought has been in our (parents) minds from generations. What I think today for my kids, my parents did it ages ago and same did my grandparents. If you look into insight of Aamir Khan’s statement this could be the reason we have one of the largest community of NRI (Non-Residence Indians) settling on every corner of the Globe. In case of Aamir Khan it’s just a statement from a Concerned Parent who is concern about their kids’ safety as much as we all are.
There are millions of us thinking to leave India or already successful in settling abroad (like me) for various reasons know to us. We love India, but sometimes we put our priorities (our Kids) on top of anything else.
I request you all to be Tolerant with my statement here. You have a right to disagree with what I said, but that doesn’t give you right to abuse me.
