The silly Aamir vs. Intolerance episode has taught us much, about how we're quick to believe whatever the Media feeds us, and how quickly we take to Facebook to pass judgement. It's difficult to imagine what a conversation between Kiran and Aamir would be like, after all that's escalated in the past week. Here's an attempt.
"Let's Leave": Kiran to Aamir
We've named him Azad, but what's in a name if he can't be truly free,
To raise his voice against dogma and the regime, so let's leave.
To raise his voice against dogma and the regime, so let's leave.
Let's leave if your words turn into fodder for shouting matches on prime-time TV,
The one who slaps you will be be richer by a lac, so let's leave.
The one who slaps you will be be richer by a lac, so let's leave.
Mere words uttered by that woman in saffron, classified us as 'Ramzaade' and 'Haraamzaade'
But, of course, what you said was more unpatriotic, so let's leave.
But, of course, what you said was more unpatriotic, so let's leave.
We are all tolerant without the right to have an opinion,
Because a few more percentage points of GDP growth are more important than a man's life who dared slay the holy cow.
Because a few more percentage points of GDP growth are more important than a man's life who dared slay the holy cow.
As your effigies burn and you become another reason for social media mutineers to pick sides,
It'll be too late before we learn to uninstall bigotry before apps, so let's just leave.
It'll be too late before we learn to uninstall bigotry before apps, so let's just leave.
