A furious Amitabh Bachchan has threatened legal action over a fake YouTube video that suggests he is backing Narendra Modi as the next prime minister.
Following Bachchan’s strong protest online, a music composer from Rajkot has admitted to having uploaded it on YouTube and has apologised.
The 70-year-old veteran star, who is the brand ambassador of Gujarat Tourism, said the video was made by manipulating a voiceover that he did in 2007 for a ‘Lead India’ campaign.
Bachchan called the video “an illegal act, inviting strong action, one that I am appalled by, and one that has no concurrence from me at all.”
“Dear all... Fake video circulation... In the year 2007, I did a ‘Lead India’ campaign..., where we talked of the glorification of the country and India!
Published 22 August 2013, 21:04 IST