Intolerance issue: After political backfire, Aamir Khan asks wife to leave Mumbai?

New Delhi: After Aamir Khan's statement on the 'intolerance row' going viral on the social media and elsewhere, the actor has been surrounded by a lot of criticism and also by some members of the film fraternity. However, AR Rahman had backed the 'PK' star saying he had faced a similar issue. The statement by Khan has reopened the intolerance issue once again – inviting many differing voices on the same.

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According to a report by Hindustan Times, Aamir  has asked his wife Kiran Rao to leave Mumbai for a few days along with his children.

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A source confirmed the news to HT and also revealed that the actor doesn't wish to furnish any clarification on what he has said.

Although this statement called for a lot of criticism, those from the Congress and Aam Aadmi Party have supported the actor.

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