Reader's Response: Why SRK was there to cheer India

SELF-PROMOTION? Did King Khan attend the T20 final to push his new movie or for his love for cricket?

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SRK's presence at the Wanderers on Monday to cheer for Team India at the T20 final against Pakistan has been lauded by many people celebrating India's new-found status as World Champions. But Mumbai-based IBNLive reader Anil Kant has a different opinion on the whole affair. Here is his take on why King Khan suddenly turned so cricket-crazy...

To see SRK appearing on the venue of Jo’burg stadium on the day of the 20-20 final between India and Pakistan, wearing an Om Shanti Om T-shirt was disappointing. It looked like a very selfish and un-classy act of self-promotion.

Knowing that the whole nation will be glued to their television sets, he (SRK) took full opportunity to sell his film there. And giving away the first copy of OSO to the players is a smart move to promote his film and making people believe what a generous man the superstar is.

While doing this, he wants the nation to believe that he came to support the Indian team. Most of the time our innocent people fall in such traps of the extremely shrewd businessmen-cum-stars and almost idol-worship them and even the get deceived. He (SRK) was only promoting his film there. That is PRK. King of PR.

Being classy is not about your ponytails or expensive clothes or a knack to hardsell yourself to an already vulnerable and star-struck nation, but to stay humble and refrain from such acts of manipulating situations and taking undue advantage of the trust people put in you.

It also means not being a hardcore opportunist in going for a so-called cricketing event with your family and then doing it with that spirit and integrity and enjoying the game as a true fan.

As our nation is progressing, I hope people on top will learn to be more chilled out and relaxed and shutter down their shops once in a while and enjoy the success sincerely that our nation as a team is achieving.