The troubles for Bollywood actor Aamir Khan following the controversy around his meet with Turkish First Lady, do not seem to wane off any soon. The Bollywood actor, known for several movies on patriotic theme, has now been targeted by Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangh’s (RSS) mouthpiece Panchjanya. RSS mouthpiece has lashed out at him for being the brand ambassador of Chinese smartphone maker Vivo and for his recent visit to Turkey.
The article "Dragon's favorite Khan" spread over 4 pages read, "Aamir Khan's movie 'Dangal' did a business of Rs 1400 cr in China while Salman Khan's 'Sultan' could only do business of Rs 40 cr. Aamir Khan is the brand ambassador of Chinese phone company Vivo which ignores security issues and not to mention that he has more than 10 lakh followers on Chinese social media platform.
The article has alleged that Khan did not think before accepting the invitation of an enemy nation. “Should the audience not feel cheated,” it says.
"If he really thinks that he is truly secular then why is he shooting in Turkey, as it openly supports Pakistan on Jammu and Kashmir. People haven’t yet forgotten his interview in which he said his wife is scared of living in India due to intolerance,” it said.
Khan earned the ire of many recently after images of his meeting with Turkish First Lady Emine Erdogan in Istanbul on August 15 has openly taken an anti-India stand on abrogation of Article 370. Khan met her while he was shooting for his upcoming film, ‘Laal Singh Chaddha’ went viral.
Earlier, BJP MP Subramanian Swamy had tweeted, "So I have been proven right in classifying Aamir Khan as one of the 3 Khan Musketeers?" He had also demanded that the actor be quarantined in a "government hostel for two weeks upon return" according to the Covid-19 regulations.