New Delhi:
Only a few days ago Junior B was at work promoting Earth Hour. Yet, during the hour itself a video message from him was not played out at an event in Delhi. An event which was attended by Chief Minister Shiela Dikshit. (
Watch: Abhishek Bachchan's message on Earth hour)
Abhishek Bhachchan expressed his disappointment on twitter: I had sent a video message for all at the event, thanking them for their participation and support, but for some reason that couldn't be shown, he tweeted.
And on his blog, Amitabh Bachchan wrote: A few hours before the show was to start apparently the audio visual featuring Abhishek has been asked to be removed and banner posters bearing his photograph as Ambassador have been stopped from being displayed!! And I wonder. Am I hallucinating, or is there a pattern in all this?
Dikshit, who had attended earlier promotions of the event with Abhishek says she is clueless.
"I have no information about this, we had gone there since we were part of this initiative, there was suppose to be a song and speech, I have no idea about anything else," she said.
On Saturday, Maharashtra Chief minister Ashok Chavan showed up at a literary conference ahead of his scheduled appearance on Sunday, when he would have shared the stage with Amitabh Bachchan. Since he's turned brand ambassador for Narendra Modi's Gujarat, the actor seems to have become persona non grata with the Congress. (
Read: Chavan avoids sharing dais with Amitabh Bachchan)
The organizers of the Earth Hour were evasive in explaining what exactly happened to the clip but the string of incidents over the past one week pointing at how the Congress is distancing itself from the Bachchans. This too looks like a politically motivated move than a goof up. (
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