NEW DELHI / Our Correspondent /
The Congress party today attacked Modi government of inviting actor Amitabh Bachchan for government show, saying actor name has appeeared in Panama paper leak.
“Why the actor had been chosen to host a mega show in Delhi to celebrate two years Narendra Modi government in power”? ask congress party.
Addressing a press conference in the national capital, Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala asked that when PM Modi had promised to bring back black money and punish each person who was involved, would it not send a wrong message to all investigative agencies when a person accused of money laundering was seen hosting a program to celebrate two years of the BJP-led NDA government.
“Would it be fair? What message it would send to investigating agencies going into siphoning of funds abroad illegally when they see the Prime Minister sharing dais with the accused,” he said.
However, the Congress leader added, “Everyone in India loves Amitabh Bachchan as an artist and as an elder.”
But at the same time, he asserted, “He has denied charges and he may be proved innocent, but for now it sends the wrong message.”
Meanwhile, clarifying over the matter, Bachchan said that it would be actor R Madhavan and not him, who would host the event.
The actor added that he was only hosting a small segment of the programme on the ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’ scheme, for which he is the brand ambassador.
“I am not hosting the show. I am only doing one segment which is concerned with the Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao initiative, which is very close to my heart,” a statement issued by his PR firm stated.