Mumbai: Fresh controversies brewed surrounding actor Aamir Khan once again on Wednesday, after media reports claimed that the Centre had removed him as the brand ambassador of the Incredible India campaign under the Tourism Ministry.
Comments on Twitter were fueled by speculation that the move was in response to the actor’s remarks on “growing intolerance” during the Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Award function last November.
However, in a statement made to a media source, clarifying the ministry’s stand, MoS, Tourism, Mahesh Sharma said that it was purely a contractual matter with advertising agency McCann Worldgroup. The Rs 2.96-crore contract with the agency, which featured Khan in a film for the ministry, recently ended.
“Our agreement was with a media agency namely McCann. That was for a particular work. That work they have delivered to us. They have completed that project. Hence, that contract is now over,” Sharma said.
Chairman & CEO McCann Worldgroup India, Prasoon Joshi, has also confirmed that their contract with the ministry is over.
