Kalinga Sena eliminates the threat of throwing ink on Shah Rukh Khan after the intervention of Hockey India's president

An archive photo of Bollywood actor, Shah Rukh Khan.

The Kalinga Sena withdrew on Monday its threat to throw ink at the Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan during his visit to Odisha for his participation in the opening ceremony of the film. Men's World Cup Tuesday

The decision was made following a call from Hockey India President Mohammed Mushtaque Ahmad.

"We have decided to withdraw our commitment at the request of the president of Hockey India As this is an international event and Shah Rukh Khan is a promoter, we do not want to protest, because it would give bad reputation in Odisha, "said Kalinga Sena's chief, Hemant Rath.
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He stated, however, that Odisha residents had not forgiven Khan for insulting their feelings and for distorting the story in his film "Ashoka", released it. 17 years ago.
The Kalinga Sena had apologized to Shah Rukh, alleging that the film dishonored the culture of the state and its inhabitants by mistakenly describing the Kalinga war.

Earlier, the president of Hockey India had, in a letter, issued a call for the holding. do not protest Khan's visit.

"Shah Rukh Khan is one of the most popular actors in India and is widely recognized in the hockey community for his support of hockey and the movie" Chak of India. "Invited to attend the ceremony. Opening, "said Ahmad.

"Throwing ink on someone who has been invited as a guest will bring a bad name to India and will show Odisha in a very dark light in front of all the guests. international teams, including teams, "he added.

The opening ceremony of the hockey tournament will take place on Tuesday. Many celebrities come for the ceremony. The Bollywood actress, Madhuri Dixit, and the musical director, AR Rahman, have already landed in Bhubaneswar for the inaugural ceremony. Shah Rukh Khan will also participate in the opening ceremony.

"There are celebrities for the opening ceremony that invite the enthusiasm of the crowd to launch a challenge to the security forces.The main goal would be to ensure that the entire The demonstration is peaceful and without incident, "said the DGP.