BJP’s Kailash Vijayvargiya Withdraws Controversial Tweet on SRK

Senior BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya has apologised and withdrawn his controversial remark on Shah Rukh Khan.

Senior BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya has withdrawn his contentious tweet on actor Shah Rukh Khan where he accused Shah Rukh Khan of living in India with his heart still in Pakistan.

Praising Shah Rukh, Vijayvargiya wrote that he had no intention of hurting anybody’s sentiments and his tweets were misunderstood.

अगर भारत में असहिष्णुता होती तो अमिताभ के बाद सर्वाधिक लोकप्रिय अभिनेता शाहरुख़ न होते, मेरे ट्वीट को कुछ लोगो ने अलग अर्थो में लिया है। 1/2

— Kailash Vijayvargiya (@KailashOnline) November 4, 2015

मेरा उद्देश्य किसी को भी ठेस पहुँचाना कतई नहीं था। मैं अपना कल का ट्वीट वापिस लेता हूँ। 2/2

— Kailash Vijayvargiya (@KailashOnline) November 4, 2015

Quoting sources, various news outlets reported that Vijayvargiya was pressured into apologising by the BJP leadership.

Earlier, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar had condemned Vijayvargiya’s comments on the actor saying that the BJP didn’t endorse the views of the party general secretary.

Vijayvargiya’s earlier statement had come as a reaction to Shah Rukh’s remarks on the ‘growing intolerance’ in the country.

शाहरुख़ खान रहते भारत में हैं पर उनका मन सदा पाकिस्तान में रहता है। उनकी फिल्मों यहाँ करोड़ो कमाती है पर उन्हें भारत असहिष्णु नजर आता है 1/5

— Kailash Vijayvargiya (@KailashOnline) November 3, 2015

Shah Rukh Khan lives in India, but his heart is in Pakistan. His films make crores here, but India seems intolerant to him.

Kailash Vijayvargiya, Former Cabinet Minister and Current BJP National General Secretary

Over a series of posts on the social media site, Vijayvargiya went on to say that there is a “conspiracy” to create an atmosphere of intolerance in the country and that Shah Rukh Khan is aligning with Pakistan and anti-India forces by alleging intolerance.