Group protest against Shah Rukh’s presence at meet


Indian Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan celebrates his 53rd birthday at the trailer launch event for the upcoming romantic drama Hindi film Zero in Mumbai on November 2, 2018. (Photo by - / AFP)

KUALA LUMPUR: Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan (pic) may face protests when he joins the inauguration of the hockey World Cup in Bhubaneswar, India, on Wednesday.

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has invited the actor to attend the opening ceremony of the hockey competition but a local group are opposing Khan's presence because of his role in a 2001 movie about emperor Ashoka.

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