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Salman Khan, Madhuri Dixit to perform at Saifai

Saifai Mahotsav, is an annual carnival held in, Saifai, the native village of SPchief Mulayam Singh Yadav.

Lucknow: Bollywood stars Salman Khan and Madhuri Dixit will perform in Saifai, the native village of Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and UP chief minister Akhilesh Yadav, on Wednesday.

The two stars will perform live at the ongoing Saifai Mahotsav, the annual carnival held in the village. The other actors who are expected to perform on the same day are Soha Ali Khan and Ranveer Singh.

The carnival, over the years, has emerged as a major attraction for people living in the region. The chief minister was recently criticised for attending the carnival in his village at a time when Muzaffarnagar riot are being thrown out of relief camps and are being forced to lie under the open skies and brave the winter chill.

The chief minister had retorted that it was perfectly fine for him to attend the carnival. "It is a decade-old tradition and since I belong to the village, it is perfectly fine for me to be present there," he told reporters.

The festival is organised in the memory of the late Ranvir Singh Yadav, the nephew of Mulayam Singh Yadav, and has been attended by filmstars, politicians, corporate honchos, ministers and officials.

Amitabh Bachchan and Hrithik Roshan are among those who have attended the carnival in the past. Mulayam’s village carnival attracts B’wood stars

( Source : dc )
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