Slap Aamir Khan, get Rs 1 lakh: Shiv Sena

Shiv Sena's Punjab unit had announced a Rs 1 lakh reward for anyone who slaps Aamir Khan

Bollywood actor Aamir Khan’s troubles appear to be far from over, despite issuing a statement that categorically stated that neither he nor wife Kiran Rao had any intention of leaving India.

The Indian Express on Thursday reported that Shiv Sena’s Punjab unit has announced a Rs 1 lakh reward for anyone who would slap the actor. 

According to the same report, the Assistant Commissioner of Police (Ludhiana west) said a team of 15 policemen, along with a force from Sarabha Nagar police station, would be patrolling near the hotel.

According to a report by India Today, members of the Shiv Sena protested outside the MBD Radisson Blu in Ludhiana where Aamir is staying while shooting for his upcoming movie Dangal. 

Speaking to The Indian Express, Shiv Sena’s Punjab Chairman Rajeev Tandon said: “We give an opportunity to the manager and employees of the hotel and also the team of his film to slap Aamir and get Rs 1 lakh from us. The courageous and patriotic persons who will slap Aamir Khan in Ludhiana will get Rs 1 lakh reward per slap from us.” 

Speaking at the Ramnath Goenka Awards function organised by The Indian Express on Monday, Aamir had said: “When I chat with Kiran at home, she says ‘Should we move out of India?’ That’s a disastrous and big statement for Kiran to make. She fears for her child. She fears about what the atmosphere around us will be. She feels scared to open the newspapers every day. That does indicate that there is this sense of growing disquiet, there is growing despondency apart from alarm. You feel why this is happening, you feel low. That sense does exist in me.”

Aamir's remarks drew both flak and support from various quarters. An online poll conducted by Times of India shows that 85 per cent of respondents agreed with Bharatiya Janata Party's contention that "there is no better country than India and no better neighbour than a Hindu for an Indian Muslim".