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FP Archives • November 4, 2015, 14:51:18 IST
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Under fire for his remark against Shah Rukh Khan, BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya on Wednesday withdrew his controversial tweets but asserted that had there been intolerance in India, Shah Rukh would not have been the most popular actor after Amitabh Bachchan.

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BJP's Vijayvargiya issues bizarre retraction: 'Shah Rukh Khan wouldn’t be popular if India was intolerant'

New Delhi: Under fire for his remark against Shah Rukh Khan, BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya on Wednesday withdrew his controversial tweets but asserted that had there been intolerance in India, Shah Rukh would not have been the most popular actor after Amitabh Bachchan. “My intention was not to hurt anyone. I take back my yesterday’s tweet,” he said on microblogging site Twitter this morning, even as his party distanced itself from his earlier remarks critical of the actor saying it was “not the view of the BJP”. In another tweet, the BJP general secretary said that had there been intolerance in India “after Amitabh, Shah Rukh would not have been the most popular actor. Some people have drawn different meaning from my tweet.”

अगर भारत में असहिष्णुता होती तो अमिताभ के बाद सर्वाधिक लोकप्रिय अभिनेता शाहरुख़ न होते, मेरे ट्वीट को कुछ लोगो ने अलग अर्थो में लिया है। 1/2

— Kailash Vijayvargiya (@KailashOnline) November 4, 2015

मेरा उद्देश्य किसी को भी ठेस पहुँचाना कतई नहीं था। मैं अपना कल का ट्वीट वापिस लेता हूँ। 2/2

— Kailash Vijayvargiya (@KailashOnline) November 4, 2015
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Vijayvargiya had triggered a controversy on Tuesday when he tweeted that Shah Rukh's "soul" is in Pakistan though he lives in India. His remarks had come a day after the actor said there is “extreme intolerance” in the country. [caption id=“attachment_2494806” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] ![Vijayvargiya and Shah Rukh Khan. IBNLIve ](https://images.firstpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Kailash_Khan_ibnlive_380.jpg) Vijayvargiya and Shah Rukh Khan. IBNLIve[/caption] Senior BJP leader and Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said what Vijayvargiya has said is “not the view of the BJP”. “We have not seen what exactly he has said. What is reported is not the view of the party. We don’t normally comment on individuals also. “We have no problems with Shah Rukh Khan. He is a great actor. Undoubtedly people admire him. But what exactly Vijayvargiya has said I have not gone through it,” Naidu said. Vijayvargiya had come under attack over his tweets against Shah Rukh Khan with Trinamool Congress spokesperson Derek O’Brien terming them “sickening”. “Sickening remarks against Shah Rukh Khan by BJP general secretary also Bengal in-charge. What kind of attitude is this? Everyone else is bad and only you are good?” Derek had tweeted.

Sickening remarks against @iamsrk by BJP national gen sec also in charge of Bengal.What attitude is this: everyone is bad & only u r good?

— Derek O'Brien | ডেরেক ও'ব্রায়েন (@derekobrienmp) November 3, 2015

Fringe or mainstream ? The sickening comment against @iamsrk was made by national Gen Sec of BJP who is also in-charge of party in Bengal

— Derek O'Brien | ডেরেক ও'ব্রায়েন (@derekobrienmp) November 4, 2015

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had also come out in support of the Bollywood superstar. “We r all proud of you.@iamsrk Hope your words help to make a tolerant, inclusive and progressive India,” he had tweeted.

We r all proud of you.@iamsrk Hope your words help to make a tolerant, inclusive and progressive India.

— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) November 3, 2015
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