When Salman Khan was appointed goodwill ambassador of the 2016 Rio Olympics, many criticised the move, calling the choice irrelevant when several other sportspersons would have fitted the bill better. Now, Khan seems to have taken issue with his fellow ambassadors – Sachin Tendulkar and AR Rahman – for the 2016 games.
On Monday, Salman reignited the row asking why their appointments did not receive the same media attention and flak.
The media should have done the same thing (criticised the other goodwill ambassadors) when Sachin and Rahman were roped in. Why didn’t that happen? Why did the media not give them the same kind of coverage they gave me? In their case, too, while one isn’t a sportsperson, the other one has only played one sport.Does Rahman need a state-level certificate or a national-level medal to be called a sportsperson?
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Khan hit back when asked if the court cases against him, added to outrage.
....there are so many big politicians who have court cases [against them]. So, desh zyaada important hai ya Olympics (is Olympics more important than the country)? Mere liye toh desh (for me, the country) is most important . So, I am ready to leave it (the ambassadorship), if you (the politicians) also leave [your posts].
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