A day after social media went berserk with Dangal actress Zaira Wasim’s apology post on social media, Aamir Khan released a statement in support of the 16-year old artist.
The statement issued by Aamir states:
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While speculations were rife that Zaira apologized under pressure, many other celebrities took to twitter to extend their support.
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Zaira Wasim, who played the younger version of wrestler Geeta Phogat in Dangal, met the Chief Minister of the state, Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday. Their meeting led to a lot of trolls attacking the teenage actor on social media.
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Zaira cleared her stance with another post after an hour of posting an apology letter saying that it wasn’t done under pressure.
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However, looking at the havoc her posts created on social media, the young girl chose to delete them to avoid any further complications.
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