Shatrughan Sinha was among the many celebs from Bollywood who spoke against Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan’s arrest last year. After Aryan was arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau and kept in custody for nearly a month, the veteran actor criticized the agency. Subsequently, he asserted that NCB was very harsh on Aryan and victimized him. After Aryan was given clean chit last week, Shatrughan said his stand was justified. In any case, in a recent interaction, the actor-politician added that didn’t receive any word of thanks from Shah Rukh for his support.
Talking with Nation Next after Aryan’s clean chit, the actor said, “As a parent, I felt Shah Rukh Khan’s pain. Even if he was guilty, instead of rehabilitating him, they locked him up… I should also say that, as expected, I didn’t receive a thank you card from Shah Rukh, even though I was maybe the most prominent voice standing up for Aryan in all of Mumbai. But I have a habit of calling a spade a spade, and for standing up for what is right. I stood up against what I believed was an injustice. As far as Shah Rukh is concerned, I didn’t receive any thanks or a thank you card from him.”
When inquired as to whether he had contacted Shah Rukh, Shatrughan said, “No, absolutely not. Why would I, I don’t need work from him. I don’t need to get in touch with him, in fact, he should have gotten in touch with me.” However, he added that Shah Rukh had never sought his support as well. “But, to be fair to him, he didn’t ask me for support either,” he said.
