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IANS
Mumbai
Bollywood star Aamir Khan on Tuesday described"Dangal" co-star Zaira Wasim -- who came under attack after meeting Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti -- as a"role model", even as"I am with Zaira" continued to be one of the top trending hashtags on the social media world.
Zaira, who has won accolades for playing the role of the younger Geeta Phogat -- a Commonwealth gold medallist wrestler -- met Mufti last week and the pictures of the meeting appeared online, drawing flak from some online trollers in Kashmir.
Aamir and a host of others came to the 16-year-old Kashmiri girl's defence, urging critics to leave her alone, after she issued an apology on Monday for"unintentionally hurting people's sentiments" by meeting Mufti.
She later withdrew the apology after receiving support from well-wishers, including Bollywood celebrities and politicians."I have read Zaira's statement and I can understand and imagine what led to her making that statement," Aamir said.
