In the wake of his name appearing in the ‘Paradise Papers’ leak, Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan has penned an emotional blog, saying that his name is being misused, and that he and his family members are being humiliated time and again.
Paradise Papers is the latest leak of financial documents by a collective of international journalists, that could expose the secretly hoarded wealth of hundreds of Indians, to evade taxes.
The 72-year-old actor wrote in his blog post, ‘At this age and time of my life, I seek peace and freedom from prominence. To be left to lead the last few years of my life with and within myself.’
He wrote that he has been facing allegations and accusations time and again, and that while he made attempts to clear the speculations on occasions, he chose to keep dignified silence at times. He cited past examples such as the Panama Papers leak, Bofors Scandal, illegal construction rumors etc. when he and his family members had to go through humiliation for years.
‘We were grilled, declared traitors, abused and humiliated for several years,’ Bachchan wrote. He rued that despite he has denied the allegations on numerous occasions, media continues to question him based on the rumors.
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