Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan's cousin Noor Jehan is set to contest the upcoming general elections in Pakistan on July 25 from a constituency in Peshawar. This became reason enough for trolls to come out of their ditches and take aim at King Khan.
Jehan, who has already filed her nominations to fight in the polls, will be contesting from the PK-77 constituency of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Assembly. The news was the talk of the town on Friday because of its connection to Shah Rukh Khan. SRK has remained silent over the announcement but that doesn't mean he can escape vile comments from social media trolls, utilising their time to agitate over the topic of the day.
Some told him to go to Pakistan, a few wondered over his choice of players for IPL team Kolkata Knight Riders.
A few social media users went to the extent of manipulating the Bollywood stars pictures to feature Pakistan flags. But as haters were hating, SRK's fanbase started posting in support.
SRK's paternal ancestors in Pakistan had been a part of the Khudai Khidmatgar (Servants of Gods) movement during the pre-Independence days, which was led by freedom activist Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, who was also known as Bacha Khan, as per the report.
It is pertinent to know that the Khudai Khidmatgar movement was launched in 1929 and had advocated the use of civilian resistance against British rule and denounce violence. Thousands of people had participated in the massive agitation.
Being Shah Rukh's paternal cousin, Jehan visited the Bollywood superstar twice and the family maintains a close contact with their relatives across the border.
"I want to work for women's empowerment. I'd like to focus on the problems in my constituency," Jehan was quoted by The Express Tribune as saying.
Her brother, Mansoor, who is leading her election campaign, told the Pakistani daily that her sister had previously served as a councillor.
Pakistan's Awami National Party (ANP) had also approached Jehan with a ticket and wanted her to contest from a seat reserved for women. However, she failed to make it, after which Mansoor said that Jehan would contest the elections as an independent candidate.
(With Agencies Input)
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