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Amitabh Bachchan is currently in a controversy over
animal sacrifice at a temple in Guwahati, for his recovery.
Samajwadi Party leaders from Madhya Pradesh, led by
S. Kishore, on Saturday sacrificed two buffaloes at
the Kamakhya temple.
Temple priests claimed that the buffaloes were offered
to invoke the blessings of goddess Kamakhya for the
good health of Bachchan and also for the well being
of UP Chief Minister, Mulayam Singh Yadav.
Amitabh who is currently recovering at Lilavati Hospital
after doctors successfully performed a surgery to treat
diverticulitis, is considered to be close to the Samajwadi
party. His wife Jaya is a MP, nominated to the Rajya
Sabha by the Samajwadi party.
The Kamakhya temple is considered the highest seat of
Tantrik rituals.
Animal rights activists have been seeing red. "We
do not know if the buffaloes were sacrificed with the
consent of Bachchan or Mulayam Singh. But this is an
unpardonable crime and an utter disrespect to the Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals Act," said Sangeeta Goswami
of the People for Animals.
Animal sacrifice is a crime punishable by up to five
years imprisonment.
Amitabh is believed to be recovering and meeting guests,
selectively. Shahrukh Khan called on the Bachchans last
Friday and spent over an hour laughing and chatting
with both father and son.
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