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Alaarming India

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The last week saw almost everyone talking about what Aamir Khan had to say about leaving India and how it was wrong and so forth. I think that the people who are criticizing Aamir for having made that comment don't seem to recognize that there were a lot of other things that he said besides expressing concern over his wife's doubt as to whether India is anymore a safe place for them or their children to live in. And there is very little that we could disagree with him on regarding what he had to say in entirety. He said that when we find our leaders not prosecuting people who are found to be making intolerant comments, when we find that the government in power is not reassuring its people over the fear that some people are trying to spread, then the people would naturally be forced to express their protest. Whether it is just by voicing their concern or by returning their awards. As for whether returning the awards is the right way to protest- Aamir said that as long as the