An umbrella body of 21 Indian medical institutions asked Bollywood star Aamir Khan to apologize for accusing doctors of malpractices in his TV talk show ‘Satyamev Jayate’.
Medscape India said the representation of malpractices supposedly perpetrated by doctors was “rather sad” and Aamir Khan should offer his apologies. “It is rather sad that doctors should be made the object of such shameless, unilateral scrutiny,” Himanshu Mehta, co-founder and advisor to Medscape India, said. After highlighting social issues affecting Indian society, Aamir Khan, in the fourth episode of his show, turned the spotlight on healthcare and malpractices in the medical profession. He highlighted unethical practices, corruption and scandalous revelations in medical treatment. “Aamir Khan is my favourite actor and he should stick to making films,” said another doctor, Sunita Dube, president of Medscape. Medscape pointed out that doctors were subjected to assault without any fault and many people didn’t understand the pressures of the profession.
