Aamir Khan was recently being considered to be named a ‘national icon,’ to encourage voter turnout.
Aamir Khan was recently being considered to be named a 'national icon,' to encourage voter turnout.
Actor Aamir Khan has written to the Election Commission to say that he is not endorsing any political party and has asked them to take action to correct rumours that he has associated himself with Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party.
A statement on behalf of Mr Khan read: "Aamir Khan from day one has made it clear that he will not be endorsing a particular political party. He is not supporting or campaigning for any political party."
An image of the star suggesting he will vote for the Aam Aadmi Party has been circulated on social media. The 'poster' also shows former President A P J Abdul Kalam, cricketer Kapil Dev and actor Mohanlal. It is not clear if the image was released by AAP or is a fake.
Mr Khan told NDTV in January that the Aam Aadmi Party was "an entity which is offering something new" but clarified that until Arvind Kejriwal's fledgling political outft made good on its election promises he would not endorse it.
The Election Commission was recently reported to have been considering naming Mr Khan a 'national icon,' to encourage voter turnout.