Aamir is scared to be a politician

He maybe vocal about social issues such as water conservation, but actor Aamir Khan said that he has no plans to join politics.

The 53-year-old actor Aamir Khan has said that he has no plans to join politics and expressed that he is ‘scared’ of the idea and believes he can be a better influence through his films. “I don’t want to be a politician. I am not meant for that. I am a communicator. I am not interested in politics. I am also scared of politics. Who isn’t?,” he said while talking to media in Mumbai.  “So, I stay away. I am a creative person. Politics is not my thing. I want to entertain people. I feel I will be able to do more as a creative person than as a politician,” Aamir added.

The actor has been extensively working towards water crisis for the past three years in Maharashtra through his Paani Foundation, which aims at imparting knowledge at the grassroots level in the state about water conservation and watershed management. Aamir said the issue of water scarcity can be countered only when the “people own the problem.They have to be the solution. It has to be a people’s movement. Our approach has always been very inclusive. We want more and more people to join the cause,” he added.

Aamir said it is easy for the public to blame the government for its woes, but things cannot get better without the participation of the citizens. “It’s easy for us to blame the government. Maharashtra government has made a lot of efforts to hit back the problem. As citizens, we should question our government,” he said. “They are answerable to us. But change only happens when we become part of the solution,” he added.