Go to Pakistan, Sena tells Shah Rukh

The Maharashtra government's warning and assurance of security to Shah Rukh Khan's movies did not deter the Shiv Sena from holding protests outside the actor's residence in Bandra on Sunday.

The Sena is protesting Shah Rukh's statement favouring inclusion of Pakistani cricketers in the Indian Premier League.

The Shiv Sena leader and MLC, Mr Anil Parab, who led the protest, said, "Shah Rukh should go to Pakistan if he wants to speak in favour of Pakistani cricketers."

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Shah Rukh lights up 6 villages

Laxmi Mondal of Banhipal village in Orissa's Kendrapara district has never watched any of Shah Rukh Khan's movies, as the village has been without electricity all these years. But for this poor village woman, the Bollywood actor has turned into a real life hero by lighting up their lives. Banhipal is not the only village which is a beneficiary of Shah Rukh's largesse. There are six other villages in Kendra para district which have benefited from the solar harnessing project which has been fully funded by Shah Rukh Khan.

"There's no electricity in our village and we don't expect it to be provided by the government soon. So the electric lanterns have become handy

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Fatwas issued against Shah Rukh Khan

Two Islamic seminaries in Bareilly district have ex-communicated superstar Shah Rukh Khan from Islam for alleged remarks on the Prophet. Mufti Muti-ur-Rehman Rizvi of Darul Uloom Mazharul Islam and Mufti Mohd Shoeb Raza Qadri, in separate fatwas, said that one who could make comments on the Prophet had no right to remain in Islam.

“If the marriage of this person (Shah Rukh Khan) has been solemnised as per Islamic law, then the marriage also stands nullified with this fatwa and he will no longer be entitled to get burial space in Muslim graveyards,” the fatwas said.

Students of these seminaries also staged demonstrations and burnt effigies of the superstar to protest against his statements. It may be recalled that Shah Rukh Khan landed in a controversy when a magazine quoted the actor as saying that Prophet was an unimpressive historical figure like Winston Churchill and Adolf Hitler.

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South Africa gets first taste of Indian Premier League masala

Two days before the actual action gets underway, the second Indian Premier League got off to a rousing start here on Thursday with some of the best cricketers and Bollywood actors lending sheen to the gala event.

Colourful tableaux of eight IPL franchisees passed the city centre with fans lining up either side of the roads to get a glimpse of the cricket and entertainment glitterati who converged here for the carnival.

Having arranged the logistics in just three weeks after the event was shifted out of India, IPL commissioner Lalit Modi said he was happy to have overcome the challenge. “It was a huge challenge but we turned it into an opportunity,” a beaming Modi said.

“We got approvals in minutes, not even in hours. Everything went extremely smooth and it’s amazing to put everything in place in such a short time,” he said.

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