Mumbai, Jan 29 (Inditop.com) The Shiv Sena hit out at actor and Kolkata Knight Riders co-owner Shah Rukh Khan Friday for his comments on Pakistani cricketers with one leader saying he should play his matches in Lahore and another declaring that the star’s films would not be allowed to be screened in Thane.
Attacking Shah Rukh for espousing the cause of Pakistani players who were ignored in the recent Indian Premier League (IPL) auction, Shiv Sena’s Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut said if the actor was so interested in them “he could go play his matches in Lahore, not in India”.
“Pakistan has been blatantly indulging in terror activities and killing our innocent people. Sena is firm in our policy of not allowing Pakistani players on our soil,” Raut told reporters.
He also reiterated Shiv Sena’s “ban” on Australian players – announced last week by party chief Bal Thackeray – for the ongoing attacks on Indians in Australia.
Taking the issue further, Thane Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde announced that no film of Shah Rukh’s would be screened in the district.
“Since Shah Rukh Khan has hurt the sentiments of the people by his utterances, we have decided that his films will not exhibited in any cinema or multiplex in entire Thane district,” said Eknath Shinde.
Shah Rukh’s latest movie “My Name Is Khan” is due for a global release Feb 12.
Shah Rukh had said in Ahmedabad Wednesday that there was need for creating an environment where IPL franchisees could recruit Pakistani players with ease.
He told reporters that but for the fact that his team had exhausted its quota of foreign players by picking up Shane Bond, he would have loved to have Pakistani players in Kolkata Knight Riders.
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