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LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 17: Shah Rukh Khan attends The Asian Awards 2015 at The Grosvenor House Hotel on April 17, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Eamonn McCormack/WireImage)
MUMBAI -- Amid the row over Shah Rukh Khan's remarks on "extreme intolerance" in the country after which he came under attack from some sections in BJP, the Mumbai Police have beefed up the security of the Bollywood superstar.
"We have increased the security of the actor, who was already provided police security a few days back," Deputy Commissioner of Police Satyanarayan Chaudhary said.
BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya had on Tuesday triggered a controversy when he tweeted that Shah Rukh's "soul" is in Pakistan though he lives in India. His remarks came a day after the 50-year-old actor said there is "extreme intolerance" in the country.
Yesterday, controversial BJP MP Yogi Adityanath compared Shah Rukh to Pakistani terrorist Hafiz Saeed, the mastermind of 26/11 Mumbai carnage and suggested he go to Pakistan.
However, later the BJP strongly disapproved of the comments, saying there cannot be any comparison between a law-abiding Indian citizen and a Pakistani terrorist, more so Khan, who is loved and respected.
BJP's ally Shiv Sena had also come out in his support, saying the superstar should not be targeted only because he is a Muslim and that the minority community in India is "tolerant".
A view of the Taj Mahal, Agra, February, 1954 (credit:Photodivision.gov.in)
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Scafoflding (of Salwood-thick bamboos locally known as ballies), erected round the main dome of the Taj ofr examination and repairs (credit:Photodivision.gov.in)
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Visit of Rt. Hon ble Mr. and Mrs. Holyoake Dy. Prime Minister of New Zealand’s to Darbarekhas, Fatehpur Sikri during their visit to India in December 5, 1955. (credit:Photodivision.gov.in)
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The members of the Ceylon Parliamentary Delegation visited the Taj Mahal, Agra, during their visit in March, 1954. (credit:Photodivision.gov.in)
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Mr. Eugene R. Black, President of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development with Mrs. Black, Mr. B.K. Nehru, India’s Executive Director on the Bank and others inside the Taj Mahal, Agra which he visited on February 13, 1952. (credit:Photodivision.gov.in)
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Some members of the Iraqi & Turkish Women’s Goodwill Missions to India photographed with others on the lawns of the Taj Mahal at Agra, during the visit of the Mission to the monument on April 6, 1952. (credit:Photodivision.gov.in)
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H.M. the King of Afghanistan looking through the mirror from Agra Fort, the reflection of the Taj Mahal, during his visit to Agra on February 18, 1958. (credit:Photodivision.gov.in)
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Eleanor Roosevelt going round the Taj Mahal at Agra, which she visited on March 12, 1952. (credit:Photodivision.gov.in)
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Three Apollo-17 astronauts, EA Cernan, RE Evans and HH Schmitt left New Delhi on June 21, 1973 for Singapore after their two day visit to India. (credit:Photodivision.gov.in)
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Iranian Press Delegation members at the Taj Mahal, Agra on January 27, 1953. (credit:Photodivision.gov.in)
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The President of Argentina, Mr. Raul Alfonsin visited Taj Mahal on Agra (UP) on January 27, 1985. (credit:Photodivision.gov.in)
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Two members of the Iraqi Women's Goodwill Mission photographed admiring the marble screens inside the Taj Mahal at Agra (credit:Photodivision.gov.in)
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