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Amitabh "hurt" by media reports

VARANASI, OCT. 15. Actor Amitabh Bachchan today took exception to the reported remarks by Congress MP, Rahul Gandhi, about the comments allegedly made by Mr. Bachchan's wife, actress Jaya Bachchan, regarding the ties between the Bachchans and the Nehru-Gandhi family.

Refraining from mentioning Mr. Gandhi's name, Mr. Bachchan, who is shooting for a film here, told reporters that he was "deeply hurt" by the comments, reported in the media, describing his family as "liars."

Mr. Bachchan said that relations between the two families had been on a "a strong emotional ground" since the days of the country's first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, and Mr. Bachchan's father and poet Harivanshrai Bachchan, and he was "pained" that the issue was being scrutinised by the media and others.

As far as he was concerned, the two families continued torespect each other. "We have respect for the Nehru-Gandhi family and will continue to have that."

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