Only hours after responding to inquiries about a demonstration in Guwahati against Shahrukh Khan’s upcoming film Pathaan by asking, “Who is Shah Rukh Khan?,” Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday tweeted that he spoke to Khan and assured him that the government would make sure such an incident will not happen again.
On Friday, Some Bajrang Dal members assembled in front of the Gold Digital Cinema Hall in Guwahati, where they were caught on camera hurling “Jai Shri Ram” and burning Pathaan posters.
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The city unit of the Bajrang Dal protested, in keeping with the stance of Hindu right-wing organisations, according to the n ational spokesperson for the Vishwa Hindu Parishad Vinod Bansal. “Our stand is very clear. ‘Bollywood ke bhaijaan’ will have to apologise to Hindu society, and till the necessary corrections are made, we will not let the film be released,” he said.
On Sunday, the Assam CM tweeted, “Bollywood actor Shri @iamsrk called me and we talked today morning at 2 am. He expressed concern about an incident in Guwahati during a screening of his film. I assured him that it’s duty of state govt to maintain law & order. We’ll enquire and ensure no such untoward incidents.”
When questioned on Saturday about the police’s response to the demonstrators, Guwahati’s Commissioner of Police Diganta Borah stated that no complaints had been made about the incident.
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