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 Shah Rukh Khan drunk and abusive? MCA says yes, star says no
Shah Rukh Khan was at the centre of an ugly row Thursday 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. » |
Mumbai: The Mumbai
Cricket Association (MCA) Friday slapped a five-year ban on actor
Shah Rukh Khan from entering the Wankhede Stadium over his alleged
misbehaviour at the ground Wednesday night.
Khan, co-owner of Indian Premier League (IPL) team Kolkata Knight
Riders (KKR), had allegedly misbehaved with security personnel and
MCA officials Wednesday night.
"The managing committee of MCA condemns the behaviour of Shah Rukh
Khan. After his fight at the stadium Wednesday night, the actor
has shown no regrets for his action and behaviour. In fact, he
justified his actions. The managing committee is forced to ban Mr
Shah Rukh Khan from the entering Wankhede Stadium," Deshmukh said
after an emergency meeting of the MCA here.
He said nobody could support such behaviour, be it the Board of
Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), the Indian Premier League (IPL)
or the MCA.
"Our decision to ban Shah Rukh Khan was unanimous. There was a
proposal of lifetime ban, but we want to send a message that this
is not how one should behave," Deshmukh, the union minister for
science and technology, said.
"This is a message for everyone. Anyone who misbehaves or breaks
any rules shall face a similar ban," he added.
"We have already written to BCCI and have apprised them of the
situation and the decision that might follow. We don't expect
anybody to pressurise us to change our decision," he said.
Asked why no committee was set up to probe the incident, Deshmukh
said that majority of members were present during the brawl and
they were all witness to the incident.
"As most committee members were present during the brawl, they
were all witness to the entire episode and hence there was no need
to set up a committee to investigate the incident," he said.
According to the resolution passed by MCA after an hour-long
meeting, Khan will not be able to enter Wankhede Stadium for five
years "neither as a team owner not as a member of the audience".
Replying to allegations by the actor that his daughter was
manhandled by MCA officials, Deshmukh said: "We have not received
any complaint from Shah Rukh Khan yet. He is unapologetic and
justified his actions."
"We will also genuinely look into the matter if Shah Rukh lodges a
complaint regarding the same," he added.
"We have informed BCCI about the ban, but since this property
belongs to MCA, we have decided on the ban," he added.
Deshmukh said a complaint has been registered in Mumbaia's Marine
Drive Police Station by the MCA officials and that the police is
investigating the matter.
On Thursday, Deshmukh had termed the event as grave and said a
decision will be taken on the ban after going through the entire
sequence of events.
Stating that the security personnel and officials from the MCA
were equally rude, Khan had maintained that he will not apologise
for his Wednesday night behaviour.
Khan allegedly misbehaved and pushed the security guard at the
stadium and also abused officials of MCA when they tried to
intervene late Wednesday night.
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