Kalinga Sena threatens to throw black ink on Shah Rukh Khan ahead of H

Shah Rukh Khan faces a threat from a local group in Bhubaneswar over a controversy which spared way back in 2001 as he gets ready to appear for the opening ceremony of the Men's Hockey World Cup in Bhubaneswar, Odisha on November 27.

A local group called Kalinga Sena has threatened that they will attack Shah Rukh with black ink if he comes for the ceremony to Bhubaneswar.

Kalinga Sena's general secretary Nihar Pani said that Shah Rukh Khan will be greeted by his group workers throughout his journey from the airport to the Kalinga Stadium.

"We have all our preparation done to throw black ink on Shah Rukh Khan's face. On the entire journey from the airport to the stadium, black flags will be shown to him and my workers will be present on that entire road," Pani was quoted as saying by Aaj Tak.

Back in 2001, when Shah Rukh's film Asoka was released, he was accused of insulting the people of Odisha with his film.

Now in 2018, Kalinga Sena's president Hemant Rath has called for an apology from Shah Rukh for hurting Odisha's people and he had even lodged a complaint with the police for the same on November 11.

The complaint alleges that Shah Rukh has hurt the sentiments of Odisha's people. It says that the Kalinga war has been portrayed in a wrong manner in the film Asoka because of which the culture of the state has been humiliated.

On November 11, the same day when Rath lodged the police complaint against Shah Rukh, Kalinga Sena also carried out a procession where Shah Rukh's effigies were burnt.

Shah Rukh was invited for the opening ceremony of the Hockey World Cup by Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. The ceremony is set to take place in the Kalinga Stadium and a senior police officer has said that there is special security for Shah Rukh.

The Men's Hockey World Cup will take place in Bhubaneswar from November 28 to December 16. Along with Shah Rukh Khan, the opening ceremony will also see a live performance from AR Rahman. Even Madhuri Dixit is expected to perform on the opening night.