His name though legendary in the annals of Indian cinema was dragged into the Bofors scam that happened almost 25 years back during his tryst as a politician. However, Amitabh Bachchan has since been vindicated from the entire fracas following a clean chit from former Swedish police Chief Sten Lindstrom.
Commenting on his exoneration, Bachchan stated on his blog, "I speak from personal experience and personal exoneration. 25 years after the incident, I read today from one that pioneered accusation and investigation, of innocence. Of the fault that never lay before me. Of one that remained and shall perhaps remain a darkened spot, blemished beyond all recognition, but in admittance of wrong doing against me". Adding later, "No one shall be able to understand or even remotely fathom, the hours and days and months and years of the anguish of petulant blame that I had to go through... They won momentarily. But lost ultimately. Lost position and strength and power yes, but importantly their conscience. And today that counts the most!"
With regards to how he and his family were affected by the entire scenario that developed Bachchan says, "My family and I are happy to note the statement made by Former Swedish Police Head investigating the Bofors - India Gun deal. Mr. Lindstorm has stated that we were innocent and that there was never ever any evidence to indicate our involvement. The interview indicates that it took Mr. Lindstorm 25 years to come out with the truth. For us as a family that has borne the humiliation and insults for the past 25 years, this comes as a vindication of our stand. What has been most disturbing for me has been the pain of insinuation that my ageing parents had to bear during their lifetime. What has also been most alarming has been the statement given by the Police Head that my name was "planted" deliberately when he had indeed, already through his investigation, not found us guilty. When the accusations were made my family and I moved the London courts and proved our innocence. We won our case and were delighted that the truth had eventually been justified. But, for the former Police Head to have not stated then what he always knew, is most surprising. The abuse, humiliation and the castigation that our family bore for 25 years has now been vindicated, finally."
The Bofors scandal that had rocked the Indian political scene, involved bribing and illegal payoffs in the late 1980s with accusations made against the late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi as well as Bachchan, who was then a Congress MP, for alleged involvement in the illegal deals.
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