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Actor Aamir Khan damaged the “brand India” while being the brand ambassador of the celebrated ‘Incredible India’ campaign, a senior official has said. Defending the exit of Khan from the campaign, Secretary, department of industrial policy and promotion (DIPP),Amitabh Kant said the actor, by terming India an 'intolerant country’, worked against his role as that of a brand ambassador. “A brand ambassador promotes a brand. People will come to India and tourist flow will increase only if the brand ambassador of 'Incredible India’ promotes the country as 'incredible’,” Kant told reporters on the sidelines of a convocation here on Monday. “But if the brand ambassador says India is intolerant, he surely is not working as brand ambassador,” Kant said. ALSO READ:  Would Love To Be Incredible India Ambassador: Akshay Ram Madhav Takes Dig At Aamir, Says He Should Preach To Wife Leave Me Out Of Incredible India Ambassador Debate: SRK Lots Of Suggestions On New Face...

The Tourism Ministry has removed actor Aamir Khan as brand ambassador of Incredible India, news reports said. In November last year, Aamir had courted controversy by saying that his wife, Kiran Rao, was considering whether to move out of the country with their child due to the prevalence of an atmosphere of “intolerance”. Latest News Consider limiting odd-even formula for a week: HC tells Delhi govt N Korea says it has conducted first ‘successful’ hydrogen bomb test Pathankot attack: Surgical operations helped contain terrorists   However, the actor had clarified that neither he nor his wife Kiran have any intention of leaving the country as he is proud to be an Indian.  Read More