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Soha Ali Khan is pulling out of the Olympic torch relay in New Delhi this week. The actress, who has been in two-minds ever since violence disrupted during the torch relay in other parts of the world, surprisingly attributes it to ‘personal reasons’. Soha has communicated her decision to the Indian Olympic Association on Tuesday. Soha said, “I’m unable to participate due to purely personal reasons and not any political reasons.”
She emphasised that she had not been requested by any group to refrain from participating in the torch relay, however, sibling Saif Ali Khan is set to carry the Olympic flame on the Indian leg of its journey. In circles where it really matters, the buzz is that suggestions from the sports fraternity to allow only sportspersons to be a part of the torch relay has not gone down well with the actress. When quizzed about it, she says: “The torch relay is not only for sports persons, but for people who represent their country in various fields.”
Earlier casualties include Baichung Bhutia, celebrated Hollywood director Steven Spielberg who had withdrawn his support as an artistic adviser to the Olympics.
