Colombo: Bad news for Bollywood superstar Salman Khan. This time from neighbouring Sri Lanka. Salman Khan had campaigned for the President Mahinda Rajapaksa in the final phase of the Presidential election campaign. Yet Rajapaksa lost by a big margin.
He was roped in by Rajapaksa to woo Bollywood fans in Sri Lanka. According to the people close to Salman Khan, Rajapaksa's son and MP Nimal Rajapaksa, who is a close friend of Hindi actress from Sri Lanka Jacqueline Fernandez had approached Salman Khan in a desperate attempt to arrest the declining support among the voters for his father.
Salman Khan had accepted the invitation to prop up the incumbent Mahinda Rajapaksa's re-election bid, the first Indian actor to be roped in for a poll campaign in the island nation.
Khan, along with Jacqueline Fernandez and five other Bollywood performers appeared on the stage in support of Rajapaksa. It was the first time a Bollywood actor had been roped in for a poll campaign in Sri Lanka.
The Bollywood has star failed to ensure some extra votes for Rajapaksa as he suffered a shocking defeat. Tamil groups had protested against Salman Khan supporting Rajapaksa. The MDMK chief Vaiko had even called him a traitor.
Hindi movies are hugely popular in Sri Lanka, particularly in the national capital Colombo.
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