Amitabh Bachchan's name was dragged into the Bofors scam without any proof, the controversy came into discussion after years

'A conspiracy was hatched to implicate Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan in the Bofors scam. His name was linked to a secret Swiss account for taking bribe from the Swedish arms manufacturing giant. There was no evidence that he had taken any money. Things had gone very wrong and by the time things were sorted out, a lot of damage had already been done.' These facts have been exposed by journalist Chitra Subramaniam.

Big statement on Bofors scam related to Big B

According to IANS news, in an interview with a reputed news agency, Chitra said that Amitabh Bachchan was dragged into this controversy through a fabricated report as part of a 'malicious campaign'. Chitra has also mentioned many important things related to this episode in her book - 'Bofors Gate: A Journalist's Pursuit of Truth'. She said that Bachchan surname is a big name.

She also revealed how she faced pressure to find evidence of the involvement of the Bachchan family (Big B and his brother Ajitabh) in the scam after their names cropped up. In her book, she accused the then government and a section of the media of trying to frame Amitabh Bachchan. Amitabh was a Lok Sabha member from Allahabad at the time. Referring to the sixth account, Chitra said that there was no sixth account. It did not exist.

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It was fabricated by officials of the Indian government. Chitra also slammed some journalists and the then top legal officials for their "habit of talking loosely". She said, "As a journalist you cannot indulge in loose talk. If you are a respected journalist or a respected official, you cannot talk like this at all.
 

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