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Rai ka pahaad

Contrary to media reports, Aishwarya Rai didn't issue any clarification about her allegedly drunk bodyguard's misbehaviour at Pushkar

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Subhash K Jha

Aishwarya Rai at Pushkar temple

The Rais are extremely amused and somewhat exasperated by media reports claiming that a clarification has been issued by Aishwarya about the 'drunken' bodyguard's supposedly high-handed conduct at the Pushkar temple last week when the actress paid a visit there.

"No such clarification has been issued," laughs a reliable 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 Ash and Abhishek 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 Ash and her family have been facing throughout 2006," the source adds.

Explaining the true picture isn't easy. But a close friend of Aishwarya tries her best to put the matter into a perspective. She says, "Look, Ash 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, Ash 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 personal gestures? Ash 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 proportions?"

There's much distress among the actress' friends and family over her constant media-association with Abhishek Bachchan. "There's more to her than whom she's seeing. Ash is keeping quiet . That's her nature. But she's far from amused by all the speculation about her life," says a source who is close to Aishwarya.

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 Ash and her family have been facing throughout 2006 — A source