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NEW DELHI – BJP leader and former Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy has revealed that Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan was helped in the release of eight Indians, who were sentenced to death in Qatar.
According to Swamy, it was Shah Rukh who had managed to secure the safe release of these Indians after top officials of the Indian foreign ministry and National Security Advisor failed to persuade Qatar to release former Indian Navy officials.
“Modi should take Cinema star Sharuk Khan to Qatar with him since after MEA and NSA had failed to persuade the Shiekhs of Qatar, Modi pleaded with Khan to intervene, and thus got an expensive settlement from the Qatar Shiekhs to free our Naval officers,” wrote Swamy in a post on X, formerly Twitter. Swamy was replying to a post shared by Prime Minister Narendra Modi about his trips to the UAE and Qatar.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had tweeted, “Over the next two days, I will be visiting the UAE and Qatar to attend various programmes, which will deepen India’s bilateral relations with these nations. My visit to the UAE will be my seventh since assuming office, indicating the priority we attach to strong India-UAE friendship. I am eager to meet my brother, HH @MohamedBinZayed. I will have the honour of inaugurating the first Hindu Mandir in the UAE. I will also address the Indian Community at a community programme in Abu Dhabi. I will also speak at the @WorldGovSummit and meet @HHShkMohd in Dubai. I look forward to meeting HH Sheikh @TamimBinHamad , under whose leadership Qatar is witnessing immense growth.”
No sooner did Swamy tweet claiming Shah Rukh’s role in securing the release of Indians from Qatar, the internet exploded as people began to thank the celebrated Bollywood stars.
On Tuesday, SRK’s team issued a statement denying the actor’s participation in the matter.
“Regarding the reports concerning Shah Rukh Khan’s purported role in the release of India’s naval officers from Qatar, the office of Mr Shah Rukh Khan says that any such assertions of his involvement are unfounded, emphasizing the execution of this successful resolution solely rests with the Indian government officials and unequivocally denies Mr Khan’s participation in this matter. Additionally, all matters involving diplomacy and statecraft are best executed by our very able leaders. Mr Khan, like many other Indians, is happy that the naval officers are back home safe and wishes them all the best,” the statement from the office of SRK read.
