Opinion
Campaign India Team
Feb 23, 2010

Anant's blog: SRK's undies are unacceptable

Shah Rukh Khan might have been forgiven almost anything by Kolkatans thanks to his ownership of the Kolkata Knight Riders, but his signing a contact with the manufacturers of Lux innerwear was beyond their patience and acceptance. One of the members of the family that owned Lux has been accused of murder most foul and the thought of the Lux logo on the KKR kit jarred.Jarred to the extent that KKR fans threatened to take out protest marches and pressurise Shah Rukh into cancelling the deal.

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