Defending his actions at the Wankhede stadium brawl, Shah Rukh Khan came out all guns blazing and said that the security personnel had manhandled his children and others, and that he deserved an apology from the officials
Shah Rukh Khan was at the centre of an ugly row yesterday with allegations that he had got into a brawl with security personnel and officials at the Wankhede stadium. But the star issued a furious denial and said it was his children and others who had been ‘manhandled’ and deserved an apology.u00a0
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The incident took place after his team beat Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League match at the stadium. The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) filed a complaint with Mumbai’s Marine Drive police station. In a case of his word against theirs, Shah Rukh denied that he was drunk or that his behaviour was incorrect.
Not my fault: Shah Rukh Khan addressed the media at his residence in Bandra, and said he had been provoked and therefore reacted in an aggressive manner. Pic/Vijay Bate
Get off the green turf: Shah Rukh Khan reacts after a security guard directed children (below) accompanying Khan, off the playing field after the IPL Twenty20 cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders at the Wankhede Stadium. Pics/AFP
“I don’t think that my behaviour was incorrect or I did something illegal. I think what I did was correct. They are my kids and I have a responsibility towards them. I will not apologise. They (officials) should apologise to me,” said Shah Rukh. Recounting his version, he said, “I had gone to pick up my children who were there to watch the match. I went there, congratulated my team and when I came back, I saw that a gentleman was manhandling the children. They were pushing little girls. I just told him that this is not the way to behave. He (the official) spoke something in Marathi, something which I can’t even repeat... I said he should not speak to me like this. It is extremely disturbing to see the way they manhandled children… I won’t deny that I could have said something in a fit of anger.”
He said he was not drunk. “I just drink socially. It is an easy way to pick on the celebrities and say things like that they were drunk or were angry.”u00a0However, the version of the MCA was completely different. Officials said SRK and his entourage wanted to celebrate after the presentation ceremony but were not allowed to do so. He allegedly misbehaved with a guard and pushed him. When MCA officials intervened, he is said to have abused them.
“This is a grave matter. I have called for an urgent meeting and we shall discuss the matter following which we will decide the future course of action,” union minister and MCA president Vilasrao Deshmukh said. The scuffle is unwelcome news for the star, who was in the spotlight in January this year for slapping director Shirish Kunder at a party hosted by Sanjay Dutt. Shah Rukh’s colleagues in Bollywood appeared to be strangely quiet at this latest controversy with no immediate reactions.u00a0
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