Raj Thackeray, president of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), on
Tuesday declared that he did not support a proposed boycott of Shah Rukh
Khan-starrer Dilwale that had been called by an affiliated unit of the MNS.
I wish to make it clear that the MNS Chitrapat Sena’s (MNSCS) decision to boycott the film (Dilwale) is not the official stand of the party.Raj Thackeray
The statement came in the wake of MNSCS chief Amey Khopkar’s
call on Monday appealing to the masses not to patronise Dilwale as its lead
actor, Khan, remained unmoved by the farmers’ plight in Maharashtra.
While Shah Rukh donated Rs.10 million (Rs.1 crore) to the flood-hit people of Chennai, he seems to have forgotten the drought-hit farmers of Maharashtra. We strongly condemn this.Amey Khopkar
Despite disagreeing with the call for boycott, Thackeray endorsed Khopkar’s stance that Khan must do more for Maharastra.
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