Athawale calls Aamir's statement 'unwarranted'

Republican Party of India (RPI) president and Rajya Sabha MP Ramdas Athawale today said the statement of actor Aamir Khan was "unwarranted" and that it was "an insult to the country".
He was responding to Aamir's statement that his wife Kiran Rao was afraid to live in India due to the rising intolerance.
The situation in the country wasn't bad, and "expressing the view in this manner was an insult to the country", Athawale said.
The RPI faction led by him is part of the Sena-BJP alliance in Maharashtra.