Twitterati slams Shah Rukh Khan for not standing up to Raj Thackeray, MNS for Raees promotions

Shah Rukh Khan is being made fun of and reprimanded for not standing up to the bullying.

Shah Rukh Khan’s meeting with Raj Thackeray hasn’t gone down well with people on social media/ Twitter: @DOCTORATLARGE

The much-awaited Raees is scheduled to release on January 25 and Shah Rukh Khan has made sure that his film hits the screens without any hassle. He recently met Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray and informed him that his co-actor in the film Mahira Khan, a renowned Pakistani actress, will not be asked to come to India for promotions and neither will he work with Pakistani actors in the future.

“There was news in the media for past one week that SRK is going to get Mahira Khan to India for film promotions. So he came here to meet Raj saheb to tell that Mahira Khan is not coming to India for any kind of film promotion and he will also not cast any Pakistani artistes in future,” said Amey Khopkar, an MNS member.

SRK, was obviously taking precautions after the huge controversy MNS created over Fawad Khan’s role in Ae Dil Hai Mushkil a few days after Uri attacks. Khan’s friend Karan Johar had to bow down to the MNS supremo and promised to not work with Pakistani actors again. In fact, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis himself arranged a meeting between Thackeray and the Producers’ Guild to make peace.

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His decision of meeting Thackeray hasn’t gone down well with many on social media, who believe he couldn’t act as ‘King Khan’ or Chief’ as the name of his film suggests. He is being made fun of and reprimanded for not standing up to the bullying. As indianexpress.com columnist Ujjal Dosanjh wrote in his open letter to SRK titled, “‘King Khan’, you bowed to hate, hate won”, “I never thought you, the King, could succumb to such illegal and unseemly conduct of any goons, let alone the right wing religious fanatic variety.”

Take a look at some of the social media reactions in similar vein:

Where MNS means Maharashtra’s Non-elected Supreme https://t.co/hlAZPurbkl

— The-Lying-Lama (@KyaUkhaadLega) December 13, 2016

So now movies have to go through the CBFC & Raj Thackeray. Any other incompetent authorities we should filter our arts through? Abhi bol do

— Rohan (@mojorojo) December 12, 2016

Offered without comments… pic.twitter.com/qEmFjaRXwR

— The Viral Fever (@TheViralFever) December 12, 2016

SRK has to take permission from Raj Thackeray to release his film. A person with one MLA is more powerful than CM of state. Hail democracy! pic.twitter.com/COb5YpcUZR

— The Bad Doctor (@DOCTORATLARGE) December 12, 2016

“Koi Dhandha chota ya bada nhi hota aur dhandhe se bada koi dharm nhi hota” – This dialogue has nothing to do with SRK meeting Raj Thackrey

— Aladdin (@Alllahdin) December 13, 2016

#Raees #SRK #ShahRukhKhan #RajThackeray My #cartoons pic.twitter.com/C40sdcM1a8

— MANJUL (@MANJULtoons) December 13, 2016

SRK meets Raj Thackeray for Raees release. Unlike Johar, SRK is a smart businessman, he knows how to save money by ignoring brokers like CM.

— EngiNerd. (@mainbhiengineer) December 11, 2016

Be it avoiding clash with SULTAN or meeting Raj Thackeray to broker a deal… SRK surely has ‘Baniye ka Dimag’, not ‘Miyanbhai ki Daring’ !!

— Navneet Mundhra (@navneet_mundhra) December 12, 2016

Darr was the reason SRK became A Star. Darr was the reason he met Raj Thackeray

— Sanskriti Media (@SanskritiMedia) December 13, 2016

SRK Fans- @iamsrk is a undisputed king.
Raj Thackeray- mai kuch bolu??

SRK Fans- aacha chalte hai duaayon me yaad rakhna.😢

— Swati Sinha (@MeSwati001) December 13, 2016

SRK: #RaeesTrailerAaRahaHai
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Raj Thackeray: 5 Crore lete aana. pic.twitter.com/PdQS8BcBQm

— Indravadan Sarabhai (@InduSarabhai) November 30, 2016

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