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Indian politician Rahul Gandhi penned a letter of support to Shah Rukh Khan during son's arrest: reports

Indian politician Rahul Gandhi penned a letter of support to Shah Rukh Khan during son's arrest: reports

The truth cannot be held hostage for long, the Congress leader said in the Oct 14 letter.
04 Nov, 2021

Leader of the Indian National Congress Rahul Gandhi reportedly wrote a letter to Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan and his wife Gauri Khan while their son Aryan was in jail.

The Hindustan Times has quoted sections from the letter, which was written on October 14,"The truth cannot be held hostage for long," the politician wrote.

It's not easy to see a loved one in such a situation, Gandhi said. "I know that you are compassionate and created goodwill in the community. That's why I can see widespread support for your family," he said. The letter has not been made public by Shah Rukh or his family but sections of it have been released to the media by sources.

A spokesperson for Gandhi's political party, Randeep Surjewala, however, said that if there was any such letter, it cannot be made public as it was a personal exchange between Rahul Gandhi and Shah Rukh Khan.

Support for Shah Rukh, one of if not the biggest star in India, has been mixed amid his son's arrest in a case relating to the "conscious possession" of drugs.

The NCB said it recovered 13 grams of cocaine, five grams of MD, 21 grams of charas and 22 pills of MDMA, and 133,000 INR during the October 3 raid, however, none of the recovered narcotics were in Aryan’s possession. The NCB argued that that was immaterial and said he was a “regular consumer of drugs” according to his WhatsApp conversations. Aryan's lawyer, on the other hand, contended that the conversations were taken out of context and did not relate to the use of drugs. The NCB's argument in court was that Aryan was in conscious possession of drugs as he reportedly knew his friend carried them in his shoe.

While several of Shah Rukh's superstar colleagues publicly offered support to him and his son, many others stayed silent, only wishing him on his birthday.

His son Aryan was arrested on October 3 by the Narcotics Control Bureau during a raid on a cruise ship in Mumbai and granted bail by the Bombay High Court on October 28. Ever since his release from jail, he has kept a low profile. Recently, Shah Rukh celebrated his 56th birthday but unlike previous years, he didn't appear on his balcony to wave to fans gathered outside. He and Aryan shifted to their farmhouse in Alibaug and police officers prevented fans from gathering.

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Fastrack Nov 04, 2021 02:42pm
Traitors. Right?
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Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad Nov 04, 2021 02:47pm
What other options has he got at this crucial, caviling, carping, compelling and critical point in time and history?
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Leo Nov 04, 2021 03:18pm
This is called a true politician of the subcontinent. what ever may happen, don't let the law authorities to their job.
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Stephen Nov 04, 2021 05:04pm
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Multani Nov 04, 2021 05:50pm
Politicians never miss a chance to gain votes for themselves, he is not doing it of of love for SRK,Indian politicians are very much like ours.
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1971 Nov 04, 2021 06:08pm
Simple: Vote bank politics through appeasement.
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Khader Nov 04, 2021 06:37pm
Rahul is personally a good person, but an immature person. The problem with this poor fellow is that he does not know what to talk, when to talk and where to talk. He has a childlike innocence.
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A Nov 04, 2021 07:38pm
Insignificant party now.
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gt Nov 04, 2021 09:02pm
Rahul Gandhi letter to support SRK in his sons case is interfering in Judiciary.
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Ibn Batata Nov 04, 2021 09:30pm
Shahrukh was always a congress supporter. No big deal.
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kamal chowkidar Nov 04, 2021 10:02pm
No matter how many love letters he write. Corrupt Nehru dynasty is over now.
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Idris Nov 04, 2021 11:06pm
Muslim votes matter
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samarium Nov 04, 2021 11:40pm
He needs money for the next election & since he wants to win again from Wayanad and not run away like he had to do from Amethi..
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Dharma Nov 05, 2021 12:33am
@Khader He can talk more sense than illiterate bigots like Modi, Adityanath and Amit Shah.
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KK Nov 05, 2021 01:11am
Rahul Gandhi is irrelevant. He has no political significance or worth. People in India only make fun of him.
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Najma Hisham Nov 05, 2021 06:10am
This was a clear case of pursuing the kid because he was a Muslim and the son of a Muslim superstar.
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Kishor Nov 05, 2021 06:36am
Waste product of india
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Steve Nov 05, 2021 07:37am
Nobody bother Raul Gandhi as Pakistan do.
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TPA Nov 05, 2021 08:16am
Both are shameless characters
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Secular Nov 05, 2021 08:16am
Not save country for minorities
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Indian Common Man Nov 05, 2021 08:23am
Birds of a feather.....
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Watchmann Nov 05, 2021 11:03am
Rahul Gandhi of INC India is the Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari of India. he makes much noise but who listens?
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Watchmann Nov 05, 2021 11:14am
@Dharma : Rahul aligns with China. and berates Indian Gov. That is awful!
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Fast comment Nov 05, 2021 06:20pm
SRK needs nobody support , rather it’s shameful for him to correct his son. Law is supreme in India, and let the law complete it’s course.
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