'Unfounded': SRK's office on reports of 'role' in Qatar freeing Navy veterans

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Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan has denied claims that he was involved in the release of eight Indian Navy veterans by Qatar...

On Tuesday, former Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy claimed that the superstar helped persuade the Qatar government to release eight Indian Navy veterans held on espionage charges...

"Modi should take Cinema star Sharuk Khan to Qatar with him since after MEA and NSA had failed to persuade the Shiekhs of Qatar, Modi pleaded with Khan to intervene, and thus got an expensive settlement from the Qatar Shiekhs to free our Naval officers (sic)," Swamy said in reply to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's post on X...

"Regarding the reports concerning Shah Rukh Khan's purported role in the release of India's naval officers from Qatar, the office of Mr. Shah Rukh Khan says that any such assertions of his involvement are unfounded, emphasizing the execution of this successful resolution solely rests with the Indian government officials and unequivocally denies Mr. Khans participation in this matter (sic)," Shah Rukh Khan's manager Pooja Dadlni shared a statement on Instagram.. . . . "Additionally, all matters involving diplomacy and statecraft are best executed by are very able leaders..

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