Amitabh Bachchan: I seek peace, freedom from prominence.

Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan says at
75 he only seeks freedom from prominence,
which has seen him face allegations in the
Bofors scandal, Panama Papers case and
most recently for "illegal construction" on
his property.
"At this age and time of my life, I seek peace
and freedom from prominence... To be left
to lead the last few years of my life with and
within myself... I do not seek epithets, I
abhor them... I do not seek headlines, I do
not deserve them/. I do not seek
acknowledgment, I am not qualified for it,"
Amitabh posted on his blog on Sunday.
Amitabh's post comes just days after his
lawyer denied any illegal construction on the
actor's property in Mumbai's Goregaon East
area in relation to a notice sent by the
BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).
"The mentioned notices' have yet to be seen
or served to me. But I guess in time it shall
come."
In the lengthy post, Amitabh said when
there are accusations, "at times, I would
prefer to correct the manner... At times it is
prudent to remain quiet".
But on an issue such as the BMC allegation,
he said it's the "system that shall resolve it,
not the media".
The actor, who has been in the industry for
over four decades, also cited past examples,
such as what he went through when his
family's name cropped up in the Bofors
scandal.
"For years we were grilled, declared traitors,
abused and humiliated by the hour for
several years...," he wrote, and further
recalled how they moved against a UK paper
and won.
He said how after almost 25 years later, their
name was cleared in the scandal.
"When the media carried the news here in
India, the press during one of its
interactions with me asked me what I was
going to do about it... Whether I would seek
information on who did it or seek
retribution.
"What retribution and information will I
seek? Will it take away the years of suffering
and mental torture that we went through?
Will it cure... Will it rest? No, it will not... So I
told them, the media, I do not wish to make
any comment on it... the matter is over for
me."
Amitabh also brought up his mention in the
Panama Papers leaks.
"We were asked for reactions, for
responses, for justification or not, for replies
to their investigative queries... Two instant
replies were given out by us... Of denial and
misuse of the name. They were printed... but
the questions continued."
"The fullest cooperation has been extended
at all hours as dutiful citizens. And even
after, if there is any more query that needs
to be addressed, we shall comply," he
added.
In the end, he quoted a Jewish joke.
"A Jew passes away and goes to Heaven,
knocks on the door of the Lord, and having
suffered the ostracized life that the
community has, asks the Lord: 'Lord ! Is it
true that we are the chosen people?' The
Lord looked benevolently at the Jew and in a
most gentle voice replied: 'Yes my son .. you
are the chosen people'. And the Jew replied:
'Dear Lord... Would you mind choosing
someone else for a change... Coz we've had
enough!'"
Big B concluded: "I often wish that for
myself."

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