Wankhede row: SRK has Congress’s protection, says Bal Thackeray
By Hindustan Times
Targeting Shah Rukh Khan over the Wankhede incident, Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackerayon Saturday said the
actor did not seem to mind the treatment given by airport authorities in the United States, but was ready to get into fracas in Mumbai, because “he has Congress’s protection”. “Surprisingly, US security officers detain Shah Rukh Khan at the airport, frisk him, but he does not lose his cool. He goes there again and again to get humiliated. But he argues with humble security guards at Wankhede, because here he has the protection of the law, and of Congress,” Thackeray said in his editorial in the Sena mouthpiece `Saamana’. “Shah Rukh is a good actor, but his behaviour at parties, public events is controversial. Recently Saif Ali Khan too behaved this way. Perhaps that’s why Centre gave him Padmashri. In that case, Shah Rukh deserves a bigger honour. Please do recommend him for President-nominated Member of Parliament,” it said. If Shah Rukh felt that the security guards misbehaved with him and insulted the kids of `a celebrity’, he should have complained to the authorities at Wankhede Stadium. The guards would have been punished without any inquiry,” Thackeray said. Thackeray also appreciated the five-year ban on Shah Rukh’s entry to the Wankhede Stadum and said that a lifetime ban should be imposed on him. The Shiv Sena supremo said that ban was reduced to five years due to pressure from New Delhi. “If pressure comes from Delhi, it will be further reduced to five minutes,” he quipped. The editorial also contrasted Shah Rukh with other members of the film industry. “Amitabh Bachchan and his family members, Aamir Khan, Anil Kapoor and Hrithik Roshanare also celebrities. But one never hears of they getting into brawls under the influence of alcohol.” It also mentioned recent reports that Bachchan helped some Vidarbha farmers repay their debts. “How many actors have done this?” it asked. “We wish Shah Rukh success as an actor. He should stay away from fights, brawls, bad language
and Pakistan’s advocacy,” Thackeray said. Sena had targeted Shah Rukh earlier over his remark that he would have liked to have Pakistani players in the IPL. The MCA on Friday slapped a ban for five years on Shah Rukh from entering the Wankhede Stadium over his alleged bad behaviour at the stadium. Shah Rukh, the co-owner of Indian Premier league (IPl) team Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), had allegedly misbehaved with security personnel and MCA officials Wednesday night. Shah Rukh claimed the security guards manhandled the children he had brought to the stadium, which provoked him to protest.
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