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Won't campaign in elections, declares Big B

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Posted: Mar 07, 2009 at 1224 hrs IST

Mumbai Bollywood actor and former MP Amitabh Bachchan said on Friday he would not campaign for any party during the upcoming general elections.

"I'm not a politician. I won't campaign," Bachchan told reporters at a promotional event for the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards.

India will hold a general election between April 16 and May 13, a mammoth process in which 714 million people will be able to cast their votes.

Bachchan, who was elected to the Lok Sabha from the Congress party in 1984, is now close to Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh.

The 66-year-old actor, arguably India's biggest superstar, left active politics two decades ago.

But his wife, actress Jaya Bachchan, is a member of the Rajya Sabha, having been nominated by the Samajwadi Party.

Bachchan also denied media reports that his daughter-in-law, actress Aishwarya Rai, had been offered an election ticket.

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Amitabh by Geeta on 10 Mar 2009

Because of you SP got the recognition but the association tarnished your Godly image nurtured in one billion hearts. Shansah! pease stay away as much as possible from these petty, selfish politicians.

Well done - Stay away by Raj on 07 Mar 2009

Bachhan is a respectable man. They company of unreliable Amar Singh has already given his image a big jolt. Time has come Mr Bachhan should concentrate on his own image rather than venturing into dirty politics where his friends are trading him as a commodity. Well done Sir. Stay Away

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