Hell broke loose when Salman Khan got appointed as the Goodwill ambassador of Rio Olympics this year, coz obviously he is NOT a sportsperson. There were petitions filed against Salman where sport personalities like Milkha Singh even lashed out at the management for making an irrelevant choice with Salman on board. In fact, London Olympics wrestling bronze medallist Yogeshwar Dutt too expressed his displeasure with a series of tweets barely, within an hour after the decision was announced. However, Salman in his defense now puts forth another argument, questioning the addition of Sachin Tendulkar and A R Rahman to the team of Goodwill ambassadors this year. Yes!
Not fearing if this might call for another controversy, Salman in his recent interview with HT just argued, "The media should have done the same when Sachin and Rahman were roped in. Why didn't that happen? Why didn't the media give them the same coverage that they gave me? In their case too, while one isn't a sportsperson, the other has only played one sport. Does Rahman need a state level certificate or a national-level medal to be called a sportsperson. In fact, all the kids who have tried out certain sports and haven't won a medal, aren't sportspersons? All the kids who follow a sportsperson aren't sportspersons? So why just pick me?
Ask Salman if his criminal records fueled the controversy and he retorts, "So you have issues with one person who has court cases becoming the Olympics goodwill ambassador. But there are so many politicians who have court cases against them? Desh zyaada important hai ya olympics? Mere liye toh deksh is most important. So I am ready to leave my post as the ambassador if the politicians also leave. There are so many people who have scams, corruption and rapes but they are still there?"
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