Apparently the message which Aamir Khan has been trying to convey in his hit TV talk show Satyamev Jayate has been well received, which is why he is facing the wrath of doctors for highlighting malpractices in the medical profession in India. An umbrella body of 21 medical associations has asked Aamir to apologize. Unethical medical practices, corruption and scandalous revelations by those who have suffered at the hands of doctors was the topic of the talk show's fourth episode. It is true that a profession cannot be completely condemned due to the malpractice of a few, but this word few has lost its literal meaning, as incidents of medical malpractice are quite widespread. Should Aamir apologize and surrender? No, I don't think so, otherwise, how will he be able to talk in coming episodes about corrupt practices among the police, lawyers and judges, the irregularities and commercialism in the education sector, the deep-rooted corruption in the political system, and the culture of graft, extortion and profiteering. If today doctors are successful in stopping Aamir Khan from discussing medical malpractice, then tomorrow every other institution will assume that it has the right to get away with whatever it has been doing by organizing a few press releases and street protests and by boycotting talk shows, films, etc.
Aamir should be congratulated for highlighting those evil issues that are eating away at the heart of society, issues which may lead to intellectual discussions in our drawing rooms, but which we feel ashamed to discuss in public. However, we have seen some positive response from these public discussions. Aamir's earlier programs on female foeticide and child sex abuse made waves and Lok Sabha has at last passed the long awaited protection of children against sexual offenses bill. Keep it up Aamir!
