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This is an archive article published on November 27, 2015

BJP’s advice: Aamir Khan should visit his village in Hardoi to witness love and harmony

Aamir left the village at an early age and joined Bollywood, but people there still believe in ‘Ganga-Jamuni tehzeeb’, said the BJP leader.

Shahnawaz Hussain, Shahnawaz Hussain Aamir Khan, Aamir Khan, Aamir Khan Hardoi, Aamir Khan village, Aamir Khan news, Aamir KHan BJP, Intolerance, India news Shahnawaz Hussain on way to address mediapersons in Lucknow on Thursday. (Express Photo by Pramod Adhikari)

THE BJP on Thursday advised Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan, who is embroiled in controversy over his remarks on intolerance, to visit his ancestral village Akhtiyaarpur in Hardoi district and see for himself with how much love and harmony people live there.

In a recent interaction at the Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism ceremony organised by The Indian Express, Aamir had said: “Kiran (wife) and I have lived all our life in India. For the first time, she said, should we move out of India… She fears for her child, she fears about what the atmosphere around us will be.”

Claiming that Aamir was influenced by his films, Shahnawaz Hussain said: “Whenever any film of his is released, he is very much in discussion… People of his village are searching for him. He should visit his village in UP where people are living in harmony following the Ganga-Jamuni tehzeeb (a term used to describe mutual participatory co-existence of Hindu and Muslim cultures).”

Aamir left the village at an early age and joined Bollywood, but people there still believe in ‘Ganga-Jamuni tehzeeb’, said the BJP leader.

“There are more Muslims in UP than in Iraq and Syria… The Muslim population in India is more than the Arab states. Aamir is not living in fear but is scaring others through his statement,” said Hussain.

He added that the actor has given a good statement that he was proud of India.

“But India is not such that even a thought should crop up in his mind that he should leave the country. He should not harbour such a thought… There is no fear…”

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Hussain said those who will respect the Constitution, would also love the country. “Prophet Muhammad ko bhi Hindustan se thandi hawa ka ehsaas hota tha,” he added.

Lalmani is an Assistant Editor with The Indian Express, and is based in New Delhi. He covers politics of the Hindi Heartland, tracking BJP, Samajwadi Party, BSP, RLD and other parties based in UP, Bihar and Uttarakhand. Covered the Lok Sabha elections of 2014, 2019 and 2024; Assembly polls of 2012, 2017 and 2022 in UP along with government affairs in UP and Uttarakhand. ... Read More

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