Satyamev Jayate: Aamir Khan to address Parliament on medical issues

New Delhi: A parliamentary panel has invited actor Aamir Khan, who exposed malpractices in the medical sector on his 'Satyamev Jayate' TV programme, for an interaction on the issue. He will appear Thursday morning with his team.

Rajya Sabha MP Shanta Kumar of the Bharatiya Janata Party, who heads the parliamentary standing committee on commerce, has invited the actor to share the knowledge he gained while researching the episode.

Aamir's spokesperson confirmed to IANS that he will be there Thursday morning to interact with the panel.

People who appeared on Aamir Khan's television show have instantly become famous.
Amisha Yagnik, a call center employee in Ahmedabad is the mother of a six-year-old girl.

She appeared on the first episode of 'Satyamev Jayate', which focussed on female foeticide. She had to go through six abortions in eight years.
Parveen Khan, Mauraina, Madhya Pradesh

Parveen's husband distorted her face as she failed to delivered two baby girls.
Dr Mitu Khurana from New Delhi also shared her story during the first episode. Her in-laws forced her to opt for an abortion when they found out that she is pregnant with twin girls. Mitu had to go through a lot of physical and mental torture during her pregnancy. She takes care of both her daughters now.
Second episode of the show focussed on child sexual abuse. Cindrella Prakash from Mumbai was sexually abused by one of her family friends. Despite being unmarried, she came on the show and shared her story.
Harish Iyer from Mumbai was abused by one of his relatives for eleven years. He tried to convey this to his mother twice, but she didn't believe him. Finally, at the age of 18, he could sum up the courage to say no.
Nazneen Tonse was abused for almost 13 years by one of her relatives. Becaused of depression, she got addicted to drugs and alcohol. Nazneen is now on medication for depression. She is from Bengaluru.
Ganesh Nallari is a textile and fashion designer from Hyderabad. From the age of 6 to 17, Ganesh was abused by one of his relatives. He is 34, but is still scared of getting into a relationship.
Aamir talked about dowry system in the third episode of his show. Komal Sethi from New Delhi was his first guest. She was tortured by her husband and in-laws for dowry. Her husband left her alone in the house to starve for days in USA. At the end, she had to seek help from the women's cell.
On Aamir's show, Santosh Kumar from Nawada, Bihar narrated the story of his 'Pakdawa Byah'. He was kidnapped while going to the college and was forced to get married. However, he is living happily with the same girl now.
Paramjeet Kaur Moom from Karimpur, Punjab.

Her parents had to take a loan to pay for her dowry. Her husband went abroad just a week after the wedding. He earlier promised to take her along. He now wants a divorce from her. Paramjeet is trying to get his passport cancelled.
Days before the wedding her in-laws demanded cash and a car from her parents. She convinced her family and conducted a sting operation on them.
Pawan saw Rani in the sting operation video aired on TV and decided to meet her. Both of them are happily married now.

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Aamir to address Parliament on medical issues

Aamir Khan lifted the veil from the malpractices in the medical profession through his TV show \'Satyamev Jayate\'.

Aamir, 47, lifted the veil from the malpractices in the medical profession through his maiden TV show 'Satyamev Jayate' and discussed issues like doctors taking cuts and other unethical medical practices. He presented live examples of people who could have been cured with simple medicines but were advised by doctors to undergo surgeries, robbing them of precious money.

Broadcast May 27, the well-researched episode also addressed issues like overpricing of life-saving drugs.

The expose brought brickbacks and criticism from the Indian Medical Association (IMA), which wanted Aamir to apologise. But he said his conviction in the concept and aim of the show have left him fearless of negative reactions.

'Satyamev Jayate', which marks the Bollywood's thinking actor's entry into the field of television, has so far discussed issues like female foeticide, child sex abuse and domestic violence.

In fact, parliament has only now passed a bill on stringent action aginst those guilt of child sex abuse.

The actor has struck the right chord with the audiences as people are watching the show with great interest. Aamir says this is his way of contributing to society by creating awareness.