Mumbai, February 04: Actor Shah Rukh Khan has stuck to his stand of inclusion of Pakistani cricketers in Indian Premier League, saying he has said nothing on the issue that should be retracted.
“What should I retract?,” an unfazed Khan asked reporters when asked about the reaction from Shiv Sena on his remarks about the inclusion of Pakistani cricketers in the IPL series.
Mr Khan said he is not going to submit to this threat.
Shiv Sena has demanded an apology from him for backing Pakistani cricketers in IPL after the players from that country were not picked up during auction last month.
“I don’t know what the issue is all about… I don’t know what I am supposed to retract. Am I supposed to retract the fact I’m an Indian but I don’t want anyone to come to my country?,” he said.
Mr Khan, who was addressing a press conference along with Director Karan Johar and actress Kajol to promote their film ‘My Name is Khan’, said: “What all that I’ve said is that I would like people to come to my country to participate in the biggest event and it scares me to say anything because our stakes are very high.”
He was apologetic to his business partners for his stand on the IPL as it might affect the prospect of the film.
—PTI