Film star Aamir Khan Wednesday wrote to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh asking him
to pay "heed to the voice of Anna Hazare", who has started a fast against
corruption.
"I am merely one of many who fully support Hazare, and have
come to appreciate that this upright 72-year-old man is willing to sacrifice his
life in the fight against corruption," wrote Aamir Khan, in his letter dated
April 6, to the prime minister.
He said that his decision to support the
campaign came after studying and comparing the drafts of the Lok Pal bill of the
government, as well as that of the civil society.
"I would like to
humbly submit to you that based on all the material that I have read, what
Hazare is saying makes a lot of sense to me," the actor wrote.
Khan
described himself as "one of over billion citizens of this country who is
affected by and most concerned about corruption".
"The last few months
has witnessed some shocking exposes. In fact, our society has been plagued by
this sickness over the last many decades. I am one of the many who feel that
strong steps need to be taken as corrective measures," he said.
The
wildly popular Hindi film actor said while the prime minister may know more
about the issue, he had "absolutely no doubt that a man of your level of
integrity will take all the strongest corrective measures needed to cleanse our
society of this sickness".
"It is therefore with greater hope and all
humility that I request you to pay heed to the voice of Anna Hazare," said Khan,
pointing out that the nation was "slowly, but surely" collecting around the
veteran social activist.
The actor also wrote to Hazare, giving his
support to the cause.
"You are an inspiration to the youth of this
country and my prayers are with you," he said.
"Like the country has
supported the Indian cricket team in their struggle to win the World Cup, I hope
and pray that your struggle, which infinitely more important and affects each
and every one of us, will get an even greater support," added Aamir
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to pay "heed to the voice of Anna Hazare", who has started a fast against
corruption.
"I am merely one of many who fully support Hazare, and have
come to appreciate that this upright 72-year-old man is willing to sacrifice his
life in the fight against corruption," wrote Aamir Khan, in his letter dated
April 6, to the prime minister.
He said that his decision to support the
campaign came after studying and comparing the drafts of the Lok Pal bill of the
government, as well as that of the civil society.
"I would like to
humbly submit to you that based on all the material that I have read, what
Hazare is saying makes a lot of sense to me," the actor wrote.
Khan
described himself as "one of over billion citizens of this country who is
affected by and most concerned about corruption".
"The last few months
has witnessed some shocking exposes. In fact, our society has been plagued by
this sickness over the last many decades. I am one of the many who feel that
strong steps need to be taken as corrective measures," he said.
The
wildly popular Hindi film actor said while the prime minister may know more
about the issue, he had "absolutely no doubt that a man of your level of
integrity will take all the strongest corrective measures needed to cleanse our
society of this sickness".
"It is therefore with greater hope and all
humility that I request you to pay heed to the voice of Anna Hazare," said Khan,
pointing out that the nation was "slowly, but surely" collecting around the
veteran social activist.
The actor also wrote to Hazare, giving his
support to the cause.
"You are an inspiration to the youth of this
country and my prayers are with you," he said.
"Like the country has
supported the Indian cricket team in their struggle to win the World Cup, I hope
and pray that your struggle, which infinitely more important and affects each
and every one of us, will get an even greater support," added Aamir
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more at: http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?section=Movies&Id=ENTEN20110173044&keyword=bollywood&subcatg=MOVIESINDIA&nid=96882&cp
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