LUDHIANA: In a troubling development, the Punjab chapter of Indian far-right political group Shiv Sena announced a cash reward of Rs100,000 for “anyone who slaps” Bollywood actor Aamir Khan over his recent remarks on ‘intolerance’ in India, sources said.

“Any person who slaps Aamir will be rewarded Rs1 lakh by the Shiv Sena. This is important because no one living in our country should dare to say anything against India … Anyone from the hotel staff or the film crew can slap him and take the reward,” Punjab Shiv Sena chief Rajeev Tandon said.

The Shiv Sena said it had nothing to do with the comment made in Ludhiana.

The announcement by Tandon came as Shiv Sena workers earlier protested near a 5-star hotel in Ludhiana where Khan and his crew have been staying during the shooting of the movie “Dangal.” The protesters burned Aamir’s posters and disrupted traffic outside the hotel.

“The hotel employees have been told to remain extra vigilant to avoid any suspicious person reaching near Aamir’s room,” a hotel executive was quoted as saying after the Shiv Sena’s announcement.