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Bollywood star Aamir Khan has long been a hate figure for India's Hindu far-right, but now they have a new line of attack — his massive popularity in China.
Khan, 55, is a brand ambassador for Chinese smartphone maker Vivo, and is also major draw on the mainland with films such as "Dangal" (2016). He even has 1.16 million followers on China's Twitter-like platform Weibo.
But this week the hardline Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Hindu group put the actor on the cover of its magazine, calling him "The Dragon's favourite Khan", a reference to China.
Also criticising Khan's ties with Turkey — which has slammed India over Kashmir — the article said he was "forging friendships with those that are considered enemies of India".