Writer and lyricist Javed Akhtar has called it a “shame” that certain people have abused Satyamev Jayate 2 host Aamir Khan and doubted his intentions of collecting donations via the show.
“Shame! Instead of appreciating Aamir, the great grandson [great grand nephew] of Maulana Azad for highlighting the real issues, some sick people are abusing him,” Akhtar posted on his Twitter page on Monday.
Khan made his TV debut with Satyamev Jayate in May 2012 and the show, dealing with sensitive social issues such as female foeticide, domestic violence and child abuse, received a warm welcome from TV viewers after it aired on Star Plus. Some of the episodes, dealing with female foeticide and malpractices in the medical field, recorded the highest ratings.
Messages posted on Facebook claimed that the donations given to the show for the Humanity Trust, were being used to build mosques and help the Muslim youth.
But Khan has insisted that the money collected is being used to help a charity with a similar name. The Humanity Trust, Hanspukur, West Bengal, is a charitable hospital run by Ajoy Mistry and his mother Subhashini Mistry, according to the actor. He said: “The Humanity Trust, Hanspukur, West Bengal, is doing excellent work in the field of health care and provides free medical facilities to the poor.”
Khan has registered a complaint with the Mumbai police claiming the “malicious messages are wrong and baseless”.
