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Does Aamir Khan plan to protest Chinese treatment of Uyghur Muslims?

Aamir Khan has become a target for Hindutvadis after his diatribe against the current administration with regard to its record on Muslims. While it was a tad hysterical (he is after all a Bollywood actor), I suppose the Modi's record of dealing with minorities isnt exactly sparkling. But then we have this situation going on in China One million Muslims are being held right now in Chinese internment camps, according to estimates cited by the UN and U.S. officials. Former inmates—most of whom are Uighurs, a largely Muslim ethnic minority—have told reporters that over the course of an indoctrination process lasting several months, they were forced to renounce Islam, criticize their own Islamic beliefs and those of fellow inmates, and recite Communist Party propaganda songs for hours each day. There are media reports of inmates being forced to eat pork and drink alcohol, which are forbidden to Muslims, as well as reports of torture and death. It is hard to believe that one