Actor Amitabh Bachchan in an official statement on Tuesday said that he had not been approached for the position of Brand Ambassador for ‘Atulya Bharat’ (Incredible India) and hence there is no questi
Actor Amitabh Bachchan in an official statement on Tuesday said that he had not been approached for the position of Brand Ambassador for ‘Atulya Bharat’ (Incredible India) and hence there is no question of any decision of him being discontinued from the said position.
“There have been queries from the media regarding my being Brand Ambassador for ‘Atulya Bharat’. I wish to state that I have not been formally approached for this position. The speculation of the media regarding its discontinuance is, therefore, not relevant as far as I am concerned.”
The statement issued by the actor’s legal advisor on the Panama disclosures reiterated Mr Bachchan’s stand that his name was “misused” in the matter.
“I stand by my earlier statement on the ‘misuse of my name’ in the matter and in any event, the press reports do not disclose any illegal act committed by me,” said the statement.
It further added, “On the Panama disclosures, I wish to state that queries continue to be sent to me by the media. I would humbly request them to kindly direct these to the GOI (government of India) where I, as a law abiding citizen have already sent, and shall continue to send, my responses.”
Mr Bachchan’s name figured in the Panama Paper leaks as allegedly having links with offshore entities in two tax havens.
It was reported that the government wanted Mr Bachchan to be brand ambassador of ‘Atulya Bharat’ but due to his name appearing in the Panama Papers leak the process of signing actor has been delayed till he gets a clean chit in this matter.
