Shame on Parrikar: Twitterati teach Minister 'lesson' for jibe on Aamir

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar's attempt to 'shame' Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan backfires with people on social media platforms blasting the BJP leader for his remarks

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Saturday took a swipe at Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan.

The Minister taking a jibe at the Bollywood actor raked up 'PK' actor's remark about leaving the country and described it as "arrogant".

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"One actor had said that his wife wants to live out of India. It was an arrogant statement. If I am poor and my house is small, I will still love my house and always dream to make a bungalow out of it," he said, without naming Khan.

Parrikar was speaking in Pune after releasing the Marathi version journalist-author Nitin Gokhale's book on Siachen.

Manohar Parrikar

In November last year, the actor had joined the chorus against growing atmosphere of "intolerance", saying he was "alarmed" by the number of incidents with his wife Kiran Rao even suggesting that they leave the country.

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Aamir Khan speaking at the 8th edition of the Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards in New Delhi in November 2015. Pic/PTI

"When I sit at home and talk to Kiran, 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,"

According to Parrikar, when the actor made the statement last year, many people had protested against his remark and even uninstalled the mobile application of an online shopping site he was associated with, while the firm also had to eventually pullout the ads featuring Aamir Khan.

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Parrikar claimed that his team was very smart and kept a track of such incidents.

These statements of Parrikar taking potshots at Aamir Khan backfired on the minister with Twitterati taking the time to 'teach' the 60-year-old politician a 'lesson' on social media.

Many even suggested that he should be fired since he was focussing on an old statement by the actor instead of paying attention to major issues, like the missing An-29 IAF plane.

I think @manoharparrikar is confused. Defense Minister of the India, defending BJP's teams of paid-trolls. Stunning! https://t.co/lXn6hJqvJh

— VISHAL DADLANI (@VishalDadlani) July 31, 2016

Parrikar should apologise to Aamir Khan for his insensitive remarks ..

Shame on Parrikar

— Abhishek Simlot (@abhishek_simlot) July 31, 2016

Ask him about the missing Air Force plane, he is simply diverting the issue by making weird comments on Aamir Khan.
Shame on Parrikar!

— Danish Khan (@DKhantastic) July 31, 2016

Dalits: We are scared to live in India
Manohar Parrikar Doctrine: They should be taught a lesson of lifetime

— Joy (@Joydas) July 31, 2016

So now Defence Minister @manoharparrikar admits that "our teams" on social media went after @snapdeal to remove @aamir_khan

— Sagarika Ghose (@sagarikaghose) July 31, 2016

I don't watch Aamir Khan movies, but he's certainly more important for India, and more Indian than Manohar Parrikar can or will ever be.

— lindsay pereira (@lindsaypereira) July 31, 2016

Is @manoharparrikar job to protect India from external aggressors like Pakistan or threaten fellow countrymen like actor Aamir Khan?

— Randeep S Surjewala (@rssurjewala) July 31, 2016

Manohar Parrikar has attacked @aamir_khan for no reason .. Aamir has already clarified what he has said..

Shame On Parrikar

— Abhishek Simlot (@abhishek_simlot) July 31, 2016

Thank you @manoharparrikar for proving @aamir_khan right. But he is immune to venomous species like you. Remember Fanaa

Shame On Parrikar

— - (@mehdi_nisar1) July 31, 2016

My last hope in @narendramodi 's Cabinet is @manoharparrikar bt hs statement on @aamir_khan & @snapdeal shattered my trust!#ShameonParrikar

— Sumeet Mahendra (@sumt7) July 31, 2016

Farmers Suiciding, Kashmir is burning, people are becoming jobless but the issue for BJP is Aamir Khan.

Shame On Parrikar

— Aamir Khan Fan (@TheGufranKhan) July 31, 2016

It's just sad that politicians take a jibe at @aamir_khan over 'intolerance' remark and keep silent over actors who think rape is a mockery

— Karan Khurana (@karanskhurana) July 31, 2016

Ashamed that our Defence Minister 'wants to teach Aamir Khan lessons' for sharing his concerns about intolerance.

— Ishtar (@Lucifer_sam666) July 31, 2016

@Jazz_bk @aamir_khan I m not a big fan of amir but talking abt his controversy 8 mnts later is stupidity and i dont think he said anything

— ÅÂu00c2u0087ÁB§ (@ndawnak10) July 31, 2016

This feku govt. and @manoharparrikar Can't handle pak and China and say aamir khan should be taught a lesson. Fools party.

— ROHIT (@rohitnrw23) July 31, 2016

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