Highlights
- Of all the greetings that Shiv Sena leader Uddhav Thackeray received on his 50th birthday, one stood out - "best compliments" from none other than Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan who had been targeted by the party this year.
- The birthday wishes were conveyed not through a traditional greeting card, but in a half-page advertisement released in Shiv Sena mouthpiece Saamna. It said, "With Best Compliments From...Red Chillies Entertainment", the film company owned by Shah Rukh.
- Coming as it did just a few months after the Sena had launched an all-out campaign against the superstar, the impact of the ad was not lost on either readers or Uddhav.
Red Chillies Entertainment, run by actor Shah Rukh Khan, who had come under fire from Shiv Sena for his support to Pakistani players during IPL bidding, has wished Sena executive president Uddhav Thackeray on his 50th birthday today.
A half-page advertisement by the company greeting Uddhav appeared today in Sena mouthpiece 'Saamana's supplement, a 96-page pullout brought out to mark the occasion, which is seen as a move by Shah Rukh to placate the Sena.
The 44-year-old actor was the target of Sena ire for his support to Pakistani cricketers during Indian Premiere League (IPL) bidding earlier this year.
Shiv Sainiks had also held angry demonstrations at theatres, seeking a ban on the actor's film
My Name Is Khan in February. Sena chief Bal Thackeray had also attacked Shah Rukh.