New Delhi, April 15: Kolkata Knight Riders co-owner Shah Rukh Khan has denied offering any role in the team to Dubai-based entrepreneur Sunanda Pushkar, who is at the centre of an ownership row involving the Kochi franchise.
Pushkar, a friend of the Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor, had claimed that she was approached by Kolkata last year for consultancy services.
But Shah Rukh said the team never offered her anything.
“Just so that the channels get it right. We never offered a stake in KKR to anybody ever, including this lady in the midst of (the) Kochi thing,” the Bollywood superstar wrote on his twitter page.
Pushkar has a stake in the Kochi franchise, which would make its Indian Premier League debut next year, and it is alleged that she is a shareholder on behalf of Tharoor.
–PTI