A day after the release of 8 Indian Navy veterans from Qatari prison, Subramanian Swamy claimed on Tuesday (13th February) that the safe return of the ex-personnel to India was facilitated by actor Shahrukh Khan and not the Modi government.

 

Swamy, who is notorious for peddling fake news, claimed that the Qatari government released the veterans at the request of actor Shahrukh Khan. “Modi should take cinema star Shahrukh Khan to Qatar with him since after MEA and NSA had failed to persuade the Shiekhs of Qatar, Modi pleaded with Khan to intervene , and thus got an expensive settlement from the Qatar Shiekhs to free our Naval officers,” he brazened out.

 

 

This is however not the first time that Subramanian Swamy made such outrageous claims to hog the spotlight. He had earlier claimed that PM Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah were conspiring to ‘assassinate’ him. Frustrated for not being made the Finance Minister of India, Swamy had heaped praise on the likes of Mamata Banerjee.

And amid this, Khan’s manager Pooja Dadlani clarified that the news was untrue; have a look at her Instagram post:

The statement read- “Regarding the reports concerning Shah Rukh Khan’s purported role in the release of India’s naval officers from Qatar, the office of Mr. Shah Rukh Khan says that any such assertions of his involvement are unfounded, emphasizing the execution of this successful resolution solely rests with the Indian government officials and unequivocally denies Mr.Khans participation in this matter.”

 

 

It added, “Additionally, all matters involving diplomacy and statecraft are best executed by our very able leaders. Mr. Khan, like many other Indians, is happy that the naval officers are back home safe and wishes them all the best.”