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Business News/ Photos / When Salman Khan met Narendra Modi

When Salman Khan met Narendra Modi

5 Photos . Updated: 15 Jan 2014, 11:36 am IST Livemint

Bollywood actor Salman Khan flew a kite with Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi and had lunch with him on Tuesday, but cleverly declined to be drawn into endorsing the BJP leader as the next prime minister.

Bollywood actor Salman Khan (R) flies a kite as Narendra Modi (C), prime ministerial candidate for Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Gujarat’s chief minister, watches during the kite flying festival of Uttarayanin in Ahmedabad on 14 January. Reuters

1/5Bollywood actor Salman Khan (R) flies a kite as Narendra Modi (C), prime ministerial candidate for Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Gujarat’s chief minister, watches during the kite flying festival of Uttarayanin in Ahmedabad on 14 January. Reuters

Salman Khan, who was in town to promote his film Jai Ho, had accepted an invitation from Modi’s office to participate in the Uttarayan. Khan called Modi “a good man”, even “a great man”, and acknowledged his development work in Gujarat.

2/5Salman Khan, who was in town to promote his film Jai Ho, had accepted an invitation from Modi’s office to participate in the Uttarayan. Khan called Modi “a good man”, even “a great man”, and acknowledged his development work in Gujarat.

For Modi, who has faced criticism for the 2002 Gujarat riots under his watch—which claimed at least 1,250 lives, most of them Muslims—a photo op with Salman Khan was clearly a PR triumph. Reuters

3/5For Modi, who has faced criticism for the 2002 Gujarat riots under his watch—which claimed at least 1,250 lives, most of them Muslims—a photo op with Salman Khan was clearly a PR triumph. Reuters

However, the actor who is also fighting two cases - the black buck killing case (2006) and a hit-and-run case (2002) - declined to be drawn into endorsing the BJP leader as the next prime minister. AFP

4/5However, the actor who is also fighting two cases - the black buck killing case (2006) and a hit-and-run case (2002) - declined to be drawn into endorsing the BJP leader as the next prime minister. AFP

Khan hinted that his own vote will be for Baba Siddique (MLA) and Priya Dutt (MP) from Bandra, Mumbai, and revealed that his father, Salim Khan, often spoke with Modi. However, on India’s next PM, he said “may the best man win”. AP

5/5Khan hinted that his own vote will be for Baba Siddique (MLA) and Priya Dutt (MP) from Bandra, Mumbai, and revealed that his father, Salim Khan, often spoke with Modi. However, on India’s next PM, he said “may the best man win”. AP

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