SRK self-proclaimed Nishan-e-Pakistan,says Thackeray

At the same time,Thackeray dubbed Shah Rukh as self-proclaimed Nishan-e-Pakistan.

Taking a dig at Shah Rukh who had earned Thackerays wrath for endorsing inclusion of Pakistani cricketers in the IPL the editorial said though Ra.One makers claimed a historic box office collection,reports were contrary.

A joke was doing rounds that stocks of painkillers ran out on October 26 when Ra.One released and government had announced compensation for those who suffered due to the the film,he said.

Even though it is difficult to say whether the smear campaign against Bachchan is linked to the failure of Shah Rukhs film,such things are not new to Bollywood, the Sena patriarch said.

Controversies are manufactured in Bollywood to attract audiences8230; The possibility of this being a reason to mentally harass Bachchan cannot be denied. I know Bachchan for several years8230; he is a megastar because of his simplicity,elegance,humane nature and because he is a nationalist to the core. Some people have taken the help of Twitter and Facebook to defame him, the editorial said.