Patriot or Zealot

People are validating their patriotism these days by shaming people from the minority community. Like artist M.F. Husain, who exiled himself to deny these “patriots” a chance to sully his works, actor Aamir Khan too mentioned his wife Kiran Rao’s apprehensions about staying in India in an atmosphere of rising intolerance. For this, people on social media questioned his patriotism. Clearly, Khan’s observation has roused those responsible for the prevailing intolerance in our country.

Uttam Bhowmik

Tamluk, West Bengal

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