The “Fitoor” actress, however, refused to give her opinion on what she thought about Salman’s appointment as India’s Goodwill Ambassador for Rio Olympics.
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Quite unlikely of her, Kat quite frankly told media, “Salman ko leke controversy hai woh naya cheez hai kya?”.
The film has been co-produced by Excel Entertainment and Karan Johar’s Dharma Production.
Milkha Singh had earlier suggested that athletes who had given their sweat and blood for the country like PT Usha and Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore would have been better ambassadors for the country.
The “Flying Sikh” had said that he wanted to make it clear that he did not have anything against Salman Khan but the IOA’s decision was wrong and he wanted the government to intervene.
Umm, okay… That’s uncalled for and disrespectful, I think! While several people, including Olympians Abhinav Bindra and MC Mary Kom, have also backed the appointment, it does have its fair share of detractors, most vocal being Olympic bronze-medallist Yogeshwar Dutt and legendary runner Milkha Singh. “Sportsmen are performing because of sports lovers like us (sic)”.
While the country seem to be divided on whether Salman should be the ambassador or not, the actor’s father Salim Khan has come out in support of his son and claimed that Salman is an A-level swimmer, cyclist and weight lifter. The veteran writer Salim Khan has expressed his anger on Milkha Singh with his tweets.
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The former scriptwriter taunted Singh referring to his biopic, “Bhaag Milkha Bhaag”, as he wrote, “The same industry which resurrected you from fading away in oblivion”.
