Shah Rukh comments came after ED notice: Lekhi

November 04, 2015 22:35

Amidst the attack on Shah Rukh Khan by saffron leaders over his "growing intolerance" remarks, BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi claimed he had aired such views following an "Enforcement Directorate notice" even as her party distanced itself from similar comments by Yogi Adityanath.

Lekhi also termed "illiterate" all who have spoken out and returned awards over claims of "growing intolerance" in the country and said they were "patronised (sic)" under Congress's tenure.

"I want the world to know that he (Shah Rukh) received an ED notice on October 26 and India became intolerant on the 1st or 2nd of November," Lekhi said on the sidelines of an event here.

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