Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh Sunday visited the battered Taj hotel here with his actor-son Riteish and filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma.From the Taj, Deshmukh went over to the Oberoi.
Mumbaikers expressed anger that the chief minister chose to go around the Taj hotel with the film maker, adding to the burden of an already stretched out security personnel.
“Is he taking Ram Gopal Varma so that he could make a realistic film one day?” asked Narendra Shinde, an employee of a multinational company.
“This is insensitive said Aruna Anand, a social activist. “Politicians have to exhibit a sense of sensitivity when common people are suffering.”
Shiv Sena MP Bharat Kumar Raut said Deshmukh was trying to promote his son and “bring him in front of the camera”. Ashok Pandit, also a film maker, called it a “security lapse”.
Ram Gopal Varma defended himself.“I have no intention of making a film ever on this issue. My visit was not to make a film on it. Just because it happened to be Riteish, I walked with him. I was not even formally introduced to Vialasrao Deshmukh.”
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Vilasrao Deshmukh's visit to Taj sparks anger among Mumbaikars
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Labels: Mumbai Blasts, Ram Gopal Verma, Vilasrao Deshmukh
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