Aamir Khan Leave India Comment

Actor Aamir Khan has offered a clarification of the controversial comments about 'intolerance' he made last year. Mr Khan, 50, has now said he has no plans of leaving the country. "People are thinking that I want to leave the country. There is no truth to this. I was born here, I will die here" said Aamir

Amid a controversy over Aamir Khan's "leaving India" comments linked to the 'intolerance debate', Home Minister Rajnath Singh's tribute to BR Ambedkar, the father of the Constitution, appeared to cloak a dig at the actor.

"We never did (have any intention of leaving), and nor would we like to in the future. Anyone implying the opposite has either not seen my interview or is deliberately trying to distort what I have said. India is my country, I love it, I feel fortunate for being born here, and this is where I am staying," Aamir said

After a storm over his comments on perceived "intolerance", actor Aamir Khan has said he stands by everything he said. "India is my country, I love it, I feel fortunate for being born here, and this is where I am staying," the 50-year-old actor said in a statement. Following is the full text of Mr Khan's statement:

Lacerated by critics for his "leaving India" comments linked to the "intolerance" debate, actor Aamir Khan today asserted that he stood by what he said and "neither I, nor my wife Kiran, have any intention of leaving the country."

The BJP today insisted that some isolated incidents should not be allowed to define India. The BJP took a dig at Aamir Khan wife's suggestion to leave India, saying people move out for many reasons, including for saving taxes.

Actor Aamir Khan, joining the debate on a perceived "rise in intolerance", has shared that he felt "alarmed" by a number of incidents and that his wife Kiran Rao even suggested that they should leave the country. The government calls the comments "alarmist" and unfair.

Actor Aamir Khan has offered a clarification of the controversial comments about 'intolerance' he made last year. Mr Khan, 50, has now said he has no plans of leaving the country. "People are thinking that I want to leave the country. There is no truth to this. I was born here, I will die here" said Aamir

Amid a controversy over Aamir Khan's "leaving India" comments linked to the 'intolerance debate', Home Minister Rajnath Singh's tribute to BR Ambedkar, the father of the Constitution, appeared to cloak a dig at the actor.

"We never did (have any intention of leaving), and nor would we like to in the future. Anyone implying the opposite has either not seen my interview or is deliberately trying to distort what I have said. India is my country, I love it, I feel fortunate for being born here, and this is where I am staying," Aamir said

After a storm over his comments on perceived "intolerance", actor Aamir Khan has said he stands by everything he said. "India is my country, I love it, I feel fortunate for being born here, and this is where I am staying," the 50-year-old actor said in a statement. Following is the full text of Mr Khan's statement:

Lacerated by critics for his "leaving India" comments linked to the "intolerance" debate, actor Aamir Khan today asserted that he stood by what he said and "neither I, nor my wife Kiran, have any intention of leaving the country."

The BJP today insisted that some isolated incidents should not be allowed to define India. The BJP took a dig at Aamir Khan wife's suggestion to leave India, saying people move out for many reasons, including for saving taxes.

Actor Aamir Khan, joining the debate on a perceived "rise in intolerance", has shared that he felt "alarmed" by a number of incidents and that his wife Kiran Rao even suggested that they should leave the country. The government calls the comments "alarmist" and unfair.