Negotiator wants Bachchan, Asha Parekh to appeal
In a curious development, Sheikh Hisham Al-Dulaimi, the negotiator of the Iraqi militant group holding three Indian hostages, Sunday demanded that Amitabh Bachchan or actress of yesteryear Asha Parekh make an appeal to facilitate the release of the captives.
Both Bachchan and Asha Parekh have said that if the government asks them to appeal for the release of the hostages, they are willing to do so.
"If there is an official request, I am ready to do so, not just once but 100 times o~er. However, I don't want to do anything that would jeopardise |heir release. It's a political problem and lots of people are involved... I'm really a non-entity and hence I don't wish to jeopardise the whole process," Bachchan said. Asha Parekh said: "If the government asks me to do so, why not? I am most willing. If it saves someone's life,
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