Minutes after Aamir Khan joined the intolerance debate and said that his filmmaker-wife Kiran Rao suggested leaving the country, Anupam Kher took a swipe at the star in a series of tweets. However, it hardly came as a surprise. The veteran actor has always responded sharply to ‘intolerance in India’ remarks. Earlier this month, he led a march from India Gate to Rashtrapati Bhavan to restore India’s image as a “tolerant” nation — a counter-protest against writers and film personalities returning their awards.

Anupam Kher