Aamir Khan meets Raj Thackeray amid nephew Imran’s legal challenge to leave India notice

On Sunday, Aamir Khan paid a visit to the residence of Raj Thackeray, the chief of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS). This meeting took place just days after Khan's nephew, Imran Khan, received a notice demanding his departure from India by October 28. The precise details of their interaction remain undisclosed. Aamir Khan and Raj Thackeray have maintained a cordial relationship for years, attending each other's family events on multiple occasions.

The visit is unfolding against a backdrop of a legal dispute involving Imran Khan, who is challenging the Leave India Notice (LIN) issued by the Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO) on October 14. The notice claimed that Imran had violated the Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025, due to his involvement in a protest in Mumbai on October 10.

The protest demanded the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, who faced accusations of irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process across India. Imran Khan filed a petition in the Bombay High Court on Saturday, contesting the notice as "unconstitutional" and urging for its suspension until his case is heard.

He also requested protection from potential coercive measures, such as deportation, issuance of a Look Out Circular (LOC), blacklisting, and any actions that could affect his Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) status. Khan argued that the notice resulted from a "non-bonafide" exercise of power and represented a "high-handed and grossly disproportionate abuse of power."