Haven't been formally approached for 'Incredible India', says Amitabh
Mumbai: On Monday, it was reported that Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan's name as the brand ambassador of 'Incredible India' was put on hold.
On April 18, ANI stated quoting government sources that the process of getting Amitabh Bachchan on board as brand ambassador of ‘Atulya Bharat’ or ‘Incredible India’ was put on hold by the government until he gets a clean chit in the Panama Papers leak.
However, in a statement released by Amitabh Bachchan on Tuesday, 19 April 2016, the actor reveals that he has not been formally yet approached for the position.
Amitabh Bachchan’s new official statement reads:
“There have been queries from the media regarding my being Brand Ambassador for 'Atulya Bharat' (Incredible India). I wish to state that I have not been formally approached for this position. The speculation of the media regarding its discontinuance is, therefore, not relevant as far as I am concerned.
On the Panama disclosures, I wish to state that queries continue to be sent to me by the media. I would humbly request them to kindly direct these to the GOI where I, as a law abiding citizen have already sent, and shall continue to send, my responses. I stand by my earlier statement on the ‘misuse of my name’ in the matter and in any event the press reports do not disclose any illegal act committed by me.”
Over 500 Indians, including top Bollywood actors, industrialists and politicians have been named in a massive leak of 11.5 million tax documents exposing their secret offshore dealings.
An investigation into the documents by more than 100 media groups, described as one of the largest such probes in history, revealed the hidden offshore dealings in the assets of world leaders, businessmen, sports person and celebrities.
