Aamir Khan: Change will come when people at large will stop voting for criminals

Bollywood actor Aamir Khan, on April 29, expressed sadness over the trend of political parties giving tickets to candidates with criminal background considering their ability to win seats but expressed hope that people at large would stop voting for criminals.

"As a normal Indian I am sad about this. I hope the political parties will rise above all this," the actor said, adding that parties are catching the right signal from the voters.

"Political parties give tickets to criminals because we vote for them," said Aamir, who has been taking up social issues through his television show Satyamev Jayate, said.

"Ultimately, these things will change as people at large will stop voting for criminals," added Aamir, who exercised his franchise in Mumbai last week, said.

"Political parties give tickets to people with criminal background because they want one seat in the Lok Sabha. The same people later sit in Parliament and decide laws of our country," he said. (Also read: