1. Huge TAX contribution..! - WHAT's THE BIG DEAL? HE IS NOT DOING ANY FAVOUR BY NOT EVADING TAXES. IF HIS INCOME IS HIGH, HE HAS TO PAY HIGH TAXES. 2. Brought International Status to India with dignity. - HE BROUGHT DIGNITY? DID ANY OF HIS FILMS WIN AN OSCAR? THERE ARE MANY OTHER INDIANS WHO HAVE MADE MORE NOTABLE CONTRIBITIONS TO INDIA - JRD TATA, JC BOSE, AMBANIS to name a FEW. 3. Not just Mumbai..HE represents whole India Internationally. - HOW MANY NON INDIANS WATCH HIS FILMS? HE IS FAMOUS IN INTERNATIONALLY BECAUSE OF HIS EXTRAORDINARY POPULARITY IN INDIA. HE HAS NO SPECIAL STATUS OTHERWISE, INTERNATIONALLY. AMONGST NON-INDIANS, MORE PEOPLE WATCH SACHIN TENDULKAR OR KAPIL DEV THAN AMITABH 4. Kargil WAR contribution - MANY INDIANS CONTRIBUTED WHATEVER THEY COULD. NATURALLY, THOSE WHO EARN MORE ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO CONTRIBUTE IN A BIG WAY. 5. Highest quality ENTERTAINMENT (Acting & Singing) in Indian Film Industry & for ALL INDIANS. - AGREE 6. EMPLOYEMENT to Mumnaiakers in his own company. - STUPID ARGUMENT. HOW MANY DID HE EMPLOY? IN TERMS OF NUMBERS, IT IS NEGLIGIBLE, NOT WORTH MENTIONING? 7. EYE Donation for self and family - THERE ARE OTHERS WHO DO THAT TOO. GOOD GESTURE, BUT NOT ONE WHICH MAKES HIM SPECIAL. 8. PADMAM Shree & Padam VIBHSHAN Awards - THAT IS AN HONOUR BESTOWED ON HIM BY THE COUNTRY 9. Huge Latur EARTH Qual Relief contribution - MANY PERSONS ACCROSS THE COUNTRY CONTRIBUTED AS PER THEIR CAPABILITIES, JUST AS THEY DID FOR THE TSUNAMI IN TN, NOT
