India will always remain a tolerant nation: Javed Akhtar

India will always remain a 'tolerant' nation: Javed Akhtar

Nov 27, 2015 IANS



Mumbai, Nov 28 (IANS) India will always remain a tolerant nation, veteran writer Javed Akhtar has said.


"There are certain instances of intolerance in some sections of the society. But India will always remain a tolerant society.


"You can not term the entire nation intolerant," Akhtar said on the sidelines of the Royal Stag Barrel Select Perfect Strokes Season 2 in Pune on Friday.


Earlier, at an event in New Delhi on Monday, Bollywood star Aamir Khan said: "When I sit at home and talk to Kiran, for the first time she said, 'Should we move out of India?' Now that's a very disastrous and a big comment to make to me."


The actor was widely criticised for his comments.


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