Actor Amitabh Bachchan today denied that he has any links with offshore companies. Responding to The Indian Express report on the Mossack Fonseca documents naming him as director of four offshore shipping companies registered in the British Virgin Islands and the Bahamas, actor Amitabh Bachchan Tuesday denied any connection with the companies, saying “it is possible that my name has been misused”.
In a statement, he said: “In any event, the news report in Indian Express does not even suggest any illegality on my part”.
This is the statement released by Bachchan: “I do not know any of the companies referred to by Indian Express — Sea Bulk Shipping Company Ltd, Lady Shipping Ltd, Treasure Shipping Ltd, and Tramp Shipping Ltd. I have never been a director of any of the above stated companies. It is possible that my name has been misused.”