Aamir
Khan's
movie
PK
will
be
exempted
from
tax
in
Bihar
so
that
the
poor
can
watch
the
film
that
exposes
the
fraud
taking
place
in
the
name
of
religion,
Chief
Minister
Jitan
Ram
Manjhi
announced
Thursday.
Bihar
became
the
second
state
after
neighbouring
Uttar
Pradesh
to
take
this
step,
ignoring
continued
protests
by
right-wing
Hindu
organisations
that
claim
the
movie
hurt
religious
sentiments
of
Hindus.
Manjhi
said
the
government
took
the
decision
after
former
chief
minister
Nitish
Kumar
advised
it.
"Our
leader
Nitish
Kumar
advised
us
to
exempt
'PK'
from
tax.
We
have
decided
to
make
it
tax
free
to
ensure
that
the
poorest
of
the
poor
can
watch
the
film
that
exposes
the
superstition
and
fraud
taking
place
in
the
name
of
religion," Manjhi
told
the
media
at
his
official
residence
here.
Manjhi
also
expressed
his
desire
to
watch
PK.
"I
would
love
to
watch
'PK'
after
Nitish
Kumar
watched
it
Wednesday
and
praised
the
film," he
said.
Manjhi
also
termed
PK
a
"must
watch
film".
"It
should
be
watched
by
all,
particularly
the
poor
and
illiterate
who
have
been
victims
of
blind
faith,
superstition
and
fraud
by
so-called
godmen
in
the
name
of
religion,"
he
said.
Earlier,
Nitish
Kumar
gave
"full
10
marks
out
of
10"
to
Aamir
Khan's
film,
saying
it
was
not
only
entertaining
but
also
created
awareness.
"Aamir
Khan's
'PK' deserves
full
10
marks
because
it
is
giving
a
positive
message
to
the
society,"
the
Janata-Dal
United
leader
told
the
media
here.
Criticising
those
opposing
PK,
Nitish
Kumar
said
the
film
was
already
a
hit
across
the
country
and
was
helping
people
gain
knowledge.
"All
those
opposing
'PK'
are
hypocrites," he
said.