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News of Jan
4, 2007
Aishwarya Feels She is Being Hounded
by Subhash K. Jha
Mumbai,
Jan 4
Aishwarya Rai and her family are amused and exasperated by media
reports claiming that a clarification has been issued about the
supposedly drunken bodyguard's high-handed conduct at the Pushkar
temple last week when the actress paid a visit there.
"No such clarification has been issued," said a very dependable
source. "Because no incident happened at the Pushkar temple. The
entire episode is as fabricated as the priest at the Madurai temple
who's supposed to have seen Aishwarya and Abhishek Bachchan exchange
garlands.
"We challenge the priest to come forward and please tell us when the
two exchanged garlands. The Pushkar incident is again an example of
the hounding that Aishwarya and her family have been facing
throughout 2006."
Explaining the true picture isn't easy. But a close friend of
Aishwarya tried her best to put the matter into a perspective.
The friend said: "Look, Aishwarya has been visiting temples and
dargahs for years now. It's her habit to visit religious places
wherever she is shooting. Since Ashutosh Gowariker's schedule in
Rajasthan for 'Jodha-Akbar' was over, she decided to visit
the temple and dargah before leaving the place.
"She has been doing the same during all her outdoor shootings. Why
is such a big deal being made if she visited a dargah or a temple
this time? Why attribute hidden meanings and agendas to such simple
and gestures? Aishwarya tried to keep her visit to the holy places
as low profile as possible. What can she do if everything she does
gets blown out of all proportions?'
There's much distress among the actress' friends and family over her
constant media-association with Abhishek as well.
Aishwarya's close friends feel she has been hounded throughout 2006.
"There's more to her than whom she's seeing. She is keeping quiet
because that's her nature. But she's far from amused by all the
speculation about her life," said another source close to the
actress.
"Even the issue about someone sending her money in an envelope from
South Africa was blown out of all proportions. She had no knowledge
of the man or his money. She did whatever the law required. Now
nearly two months have passed. When the authorities know who sent
her the money, why hasn't anything been done to question him?"
IANS
News of Jan
4, 2007
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