Mumbai: Ever since Aamir Khan tied the knot with Gauri Spratt, the actor has been going through one assault after one other over his private life. What started with protests, effigy burning and disturbing “love jihad” allegations from Bajrang Dal members and political leaders has now escalated into an open loss of life risk in opposition to the Bollywood famous person.
Ayodhya-based non secular chief Jagadguru Paramhans Acharya has publicly introduced a reward of Rs 5 crore for anybody who kills Aamir. He additionally claimed that he would bear the authorized bills of the particular person liable for the actor’s loss of life.
Paramhans, who heads Tapasvi Chhawani, made the assertion whereas supporting Maharashtra minister Nitesh Rane’s assault on the actor. He alleged that Aamir had married Hindu ladies to advertise “love jihad” and claimed that the reward could be handed over to the attacker’s household.
The risk comes solely days after Rane known as Aamir the “model ambassador of affection jihad” over his marriage to Gauri. The BJP chief additionally urged Hindu audiences to think twice earlier than watching the actor’s movies, dragging each his profession and private relationships into the communal controversy.
Earlier than politicians joined the row, Bajrang Dal employees had already staged protests in opposition to Aamir’s marriage and burned his effigy. Members of the organisation accused him of intentionally marrying Hindu ladies and demanded motion in opposition to him, regardless of the wedding being a consensual relationship between two adults.
Aamir and Gauri reportedly acquired married by way of an intimate registered ceremony on the actor’s Bandra residence earlier this month. The marriage was attended by shut members of the family and buddies. Aamir was beforehand married to Reena Dutta and filmmaker Kiran Rao.
The controversy has now gone far past criticism of a celeb’s private selections. Publicly providing crores for somebody’s homicide and promising to cowl the attacker’s authorized bills quantities to a severe risk, not an off-the-cuff political or non secular comment. The escalation additionally raises questions over how overtly requires violence could be made in opposition to a public determine with out speedy accountability.
