Mumbai Police was deployed outside Shah Rukh Khan’s house Mannat on Saturday afternoon, August 26. In fact some people gathered to protest the actor for supporting online gaming apps. According to reports, the police have also detained around 4-5 people. The protest led by Untouch Youth Foundation said they will protest against Jungle Rummy, Zupi and such online gaming apps and portals. The protestors spoke out against online gaming apps and said that the platform misleads the younger generation. Due to which they also suffer financial loss.
Let us tell you that Shahrukh Khan adds online rummy platform A23 games. King Khan has shot a promo for the app in which he says “let’s play together”. As reported by the Free Press Journal, the organization released an official statement explaining their reasoning behind the protest. The statement said, “Famous actors and actresses are working in these advertisements and they are working to mislead the society. Protests will be held on behalf of Untouch India Foundation against Shah Rukh Khan’s vow.”
Krishnachandra Adal, president of Untouch India Foundation, said, “The young generation is playing wild rummy. If someone is playing wild rummy or gambling outside, the police arrest him… But those who promote online games are big Bollywood stars. misleading the youth. generation.” Even Bollywood stars know it is wrong but they are getting money so they are promoting it. We make these stars famous by watching their movies and spending our money on them. We demand that these ads be stopped. These apps are illegal. Can’t find them on Google but these apps are uploaded on private websites.”
The organization has also named other actors like Ajay Devgan, Rakul Preet Singh, Prakash Raj, Annu Kapoor and Rana Daggubati to be added to the online gaming portal.