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| For Amitabh Bachchan, the revelations come at a damaging time as there was a talk that he was in the running to become the next president of India |
April 4, 2016, NewsCrunch
Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan maintained a studious silence on social media after his name figured prominently in the list of Indians, who had set up offshore companies in tax havens
Indian express reported, citing leaked records of Mossack Fonseca a law firm, Amitabh Bachchan had been made director in four shipping companies— one in the British Virgin Islands and three in the Bahamas — decades ago.
These companies reportedly carried out transactions worth millions of dollars in early ‘90s, just a few years after Bachchan had faced serious allegations of receiving kickbacks in Bofors.
Besides Amitabh Bachchan, over 500 Indians, including his daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai, have figured so far in the list of individuals who set up offshore companies in tax havens.
For Amitabh Bachchan, the revelations come at a damaging time as there was a talk that he was in the running to become the next president ofIndia .
His friend-turned-foe Amar Singh had recently claimed that PM Modi keen on having Amitabh Bachchan as the next President.
Modi has known Amitabh Bachchan personally since the days he worked as the brand ambassador forGujarat state. Given Amitabh Bachchan’s stature he would have been useful in checkmating L K Advani , who is said to be eyeing the top office.
As the new spread, Amitabh Bachchan was targeted by trolls,who quickly declared that his presidential chances were over with the revelations over black money.
Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan maintained a studious silence on social media after his name figured prominently in the list of Indians, who had set up offshore companies in tax havens
Indian express reported, citing leaked records of Mossack Fonseca a law firm, Amitabh Bachchan had been made director in four shipping companies— one in the British Virgin Islands and three in the Bahamas — decades ago.
These companies reportedly carried out transactions worth millions of dollars in early ‘90s, just a few years after Bachchan had faced serious allegations of receiving kickbacks in Bofors.
Besides Amitabh Bachchan, over 500 Indians, including his daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai, have figured so far in the list of individuals who set up offshore companies in tax havens.
For Amitabh Bachchan, the revelations come at a damaging time as there was a talk that he was in the running to become the next president of
His friend-turned-foe Amar Singh had recently claimed that PM Modi keen on having Amitabh Bachchan as the next President.
Modi has known Amitabh Bachchan personally since the days he worked as the brand ambassador for
As the new spread, Amitabh Bachchan was targeted by trolls,who quickly declared that his presidential chances were over with the revelations over black money.
Amitabh Bachchan slammd on Twitter after offshore money revelation
From promoting Guj tourism to singing the national anthem before T20 World cup, am convinced Patriotism is the last refuge of scoundrels.— Rana Ayyub (@RanaAyyub) April 4, 2016
Amitabh Bachchan is so patriotic 😂😂😂😂 #panamapapers— AkShAy (@akshaysheoran) April 4, 2016
Will @narendramodi arrest @SrBachchan for his not so clean deals. Or let fly abroad too. #panamapapers— Arijit Upadhyay (@arijitu) April 4, 2016
@neerajthakur2@SrBachchan Is Amitabh sir not qualified. He just displayed his skills on #BlackMoney#MoneyLaundering what else u want ?— Derick Gannon (@DerickGannon) April 4, 2016
who will be next president from right wind side— Shahid Kabeer (@Shahidkabeer) April 4, 2016
Amitabh Bachchan or Anupam Kher ?
@HamidMirGEO Definitely ISI conspiracy against @SrBachchan !— عدنان (@adnantweetz) April 4, 2016
— Derick Gannon (@DerickGannon) April 4, 2016