Indian superstar Shah Rukh Khan to visit Odisha under threats from Kalinga Sena throwing ink on the actor's face for distorting history in his film Ashoka that was released 17 years ago.
The Kalinga Sena, a fringe outfit in Odisha, also threatened to show Shah Rukh black flags on his arrival during the inauguration of the Men's Hockey World cup scheduled to be held at Kalinga Stadium on Nov 27, reports IANS.
The commissionerate police on Saturday said that adequate security measures will be taken for the visit of Shah Rukh Khan to Odisha after the threat.
"We will take adequate security measures for the visit of Shah Rukh Khan during hockey world cup. However, the schedule of the actor is yet to be reached," said Bhubaneswar DCP Anup Sahu.
Hemant Rath, the chief of the outfit, demanded an apology from Shah Rukh for allegedly hurting the sentiments of the Odisha people in "Asoka".
The outfit alleged that the film dishonoured the state's culture and its people by portraying the Kalinga war in a wrong manner.