Shiv Sainiks protest against 'My Name...' in Pune, Nagpur

Angry over his remarks regreting non-inclusion of Pakistani cricketers in the IPL, a group of Shiv Sainiks today burnt an effigy of actor Shah Rukh Khan and posters of his film My Name Is Khan at Akurdi near here, police said.

The Sena activists gathered at a square and shouted anti-Khan slogans condemning his comments advocating inclusion of Pakistani cricketers in IPL.

Later, police arrived on the scene and rounded up some of the protesters.

Multiplexes here refrained from opening the advance bookings of the movie after Shiv Sena activists handed over letters to theatre owners requesting them not to release it on Friday.

Pune unit of Shiv Sena chief Nana Wadekar told PTI that the party activists would stage protests in front of the cinema houses that did not heed the party's appeal.

Similar protests were witnessed in Nagpur with Sainiks burning posters of the movie at RBI square, and effigy of the actor at Panchshil Square, police said.