Urged Aamir Khan to postpone Assam visit: CM Sarma

August 12, 2022 17:48

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Friday that Bollywood actor Aamir Khan has postponed his proposed visit to Assam till after Independence Day celebrations at his request.

Sarma asked the Laal Singh Chaddha star to push back his visit so that the "focus' does not get diverted from Independence Day gala.

"Aamir Khan wanted to come here and had spoken to me about it. But to ensure that the focus of Independence Day doesn't get diverted, I urged him to come after August 15," Sarma told reporters in Guwahati on the sidelines of a programme.

"We don't want the focus to shift from the Tiranga on Independence Day," he added.

Sarma said that he is regularly is touch with Khan over phone and the actor will visit the state "whenever I (Sarma) ask him'.

"We will fix the date later,' the chief minister added. -- PTI

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