Amitabh Bachchan is not going to forgive and forget this time as he has asked, tabloid Mumbai Mirror to issue an apology for fabricating false news about Aishwarya Rai Bachchan that she cannot concieve because of stomach TB.
Big B on his blog, “The unprofessional and slanderous nature of this article in such an esteemed and respected newspaper as theMumbai Mirror is deeply disturbing. It brings the author of this article into disrepute. It brings the editor that published this article into disrepute. It brings this particular newspaper into disrepute. It brings the profession of journalism into disrepute.”
“This article is in violation of the journalistic norms of conduct as published by the Press Council of India.Beyond your own disgrace, you have caused grievous distress and harm to the Bachchan family.”
Big B has written a letter to the editor of Mumbai Mirror, which reads, “Due to the illicit nature of this slander, I request a retraction and full apology. The full apology comprises the names of the individual journalist and chief editor, the journalist’s and editor’s unqualified retraction and refutation of the contents of the article, the apology should be addressed to bothAishwarya Rai Bachchan first and specifically, and also to the Bachchan family in general.
“The apology is to be printed on the first page of the entertainment section of the Mumbai Mirror on the same page, in the same size print, and including the signatures of the aforementioned journalist and editor and an immediate donation of a sum of (amount to be decided by members of my extended family of the blog) to a national charitable foundation of your choosing that supports those who suffer from tuberculosis and an article in your newspaper highlighting its work.”
Even Aishwarya Rai Bachchan had earlier written to Mumbai Mirror regarding the fake news, however Mumbai Mirror did not apologize.
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