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Bal Thackeray appreciates stadium ban on Shahrukh Khan
Says pressure from New Delhi commuted the sentence to five years, urges it to be converted into a lifetime ban.
Shiv Sena chief says Khan punished for his misdemeanour. PHOTO: REUTERS/FILE
MUMBAI: Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray on Saturday criticised Bollywood star Shahrukh Khan for what he termed was his ‘misdemeanour’ at the Wankhede Stadium on Wednesday night and backed the Mumbai Cricket Association’s (MCA) decision to ban him from the stadium for five years.
Lashing out at Khan in his party mouthpiece ‘Saamna’, Thackeray said Khan was insulted several times by the US security officials, but he kept quiet then. “He did not lose his cool there, but when a poor security guard asked him to follow rules, he threatened to bury him alive. What kind of language is this?” Thackeray asked.
Thackeray while appreciating the five-year ban on Khan’s entry to the Wankhede Stadum, called for a lifetime ban to be imposed on him. The Shiv Sena supremo also alleged that the ban had been 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 MCA had on Friday slapped a ban for five years on Khan from entering the Wankhede Stadium over his alleged bad behaviour at the stadium.
Khan, who is also the co-owner of Indian Premier League (IPl) team Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), had allegedly misbehaved with security personnel and MCA officials on Wednesday night.
Addressing a press conference on Thursday, Khan claimed the security guards manhandled the children he had brought to the stadium, which provoked him to protest.
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I agreed with Ball Takhrey sahab he is so right its our south asian mentality i have seen on the Air Ports too when outside Bergers specially from Europe/America comes to visit india pakistan they think they are some big shots or something and dont wanna follow rules but when they are in new york or paris they are like chickens following each and every danm law
i will say jai ho ball sahb ki…Recommend
Trust me…..when i say that only 0.001% ppl in india listen to what this guy says……im an indian. So pls stop giving undue credit.
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King khan is innocent … MCA should apologize khan.
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Srk is a big liar, they poor security was doing his job, srk used to his power to intimdate the poor gaurd, its not right what srk did. srk i have lost all respect for you, why don’t you ever being gauri to the ipl, had guari there, she will not allow you to behave like this, it was 12 am in the night, why was your children not in bed?you are a bad person and must be punish for your deeds, you once again lied that the securitygaurd manhandled your child, he did not.
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Lets wait for the indian comments.
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Bal Thackeray, I am not Indian. Stop being a hateful person. You know what they say about Karma? I hope bad Karma does not come back to you. Stop being such a jealous, malicious minded person! You should worry about your own self.
Jennifer Pacheco
Destin, Florida USA
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You need to look within your own soul to see what type of person you are.
Don’t be a bad minded jealous old man. Shahrukh Khan, I am sure is not worried one second about your negative, hateful comments.
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Khan has shown himself to have GREAT self restraint The comments about his birth place are rude, and it shows how little progress India has made in human equality…
This person was not there. Witnesses are saying the guards were in the wrong. I believe eye witnesses over guards of a stadium whose team was just routed by SRK’s team…Sore losers is what they are…
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Yes, not even one second should have been imposed on Shahrukh Khan. He has guts to stand up for his children. Stop your hate against this man. I am sure Shahrukh sleeps well at nights. Can you say the same about yourself? I think not, you stay up at nights dancing with the devil, or are you the real devil in disguise?
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@Khaksar:
I think this hateful man Bal Thackeray is a hateful, jealous troublemaker. Shahrukh Khan did right in standing up for his children!
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ok you the moderator…only posts what you feel to?
Maybe you are another jealous person that does not like Shahrukh Khan?
I am sure Shahrukh does not loose one second of his time thinking about you Recommend
bal thakery shame shame
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@ashar:
Why just Indians to comment on Shahrukh Khan? Shahrukh is respected and loved ALL over the World, he has always showed that he is a gentleman. Put yourself in his shoes…if you saw yourm children being mishandled by others, would you just stay quiet?
SRK, did what any parent would do, protect their loved ones!
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@Ali Tanoli: Shahrukh Khan personality is not brawling, and he sure does not need extra attention from the public. SRK has more than enough attention, fame, money in this lifetime. He also deserve every good thing in life that God, Allah, has blessed him with.
We in the USA appreciate Shahrukh Khan. Just be happy for a man that contributes back to the World. Be happy and proud for him.
Jennifer
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@rani:
Were you right there beside SRK and a witnessed to what happened?
If not, shut the he’ll up!
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Wow what a hater this old man is.e he is still stuck in the partition phase of India and Pakistan.
SRK is the King of Bollywood and no matter how much Bal Thakray or his other bolls try to hate him – it won’t effect him because there are millions out there (like me) who love him and admire his work. Recommend
It’s just as Sharuk says, “it’s easy for us to blame a celebrity.” I think the reasons for his actions are justified, it’s clear that he didn’t abused the security guard just to intimidate him. It’s our notion of him that’s making us believe he’s bad person. So what if he smoke and drink almost half the world also do it. Same with his anger, I know I would be angry if someone was pushing around my children. Just because he’s a celebrity doesn’t mean he has to be soft, he’s not gonna let people step all over him. At the end if the security guard apologized for his actions and Sharuk apologized for his behavior none of this would’ve happened. All this was just a simple misunderstanding. So rather than trying to attack Sharuk or the MCA we should help them find a middle ground..Recommend
Sorry, previous post was to Rani!
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@ashar:
Why just wait for Indian comments? Shahrukh Khan is known, admired, loved not just in India, Uk, Canada, USA, and, the rest of this World. Do not be narrow minded.
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Jeni is SRK girlfriendo may be.. getting so jealous..
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