&quot;There is no harm in being happy and sharing happiness. Nobody should criticise it. It&#39;s alright to be happy,&quot; said Shahrukh, the co-owner of the Kolkata Knight Riders which lifted the Indian Premier League (IPL) trophy. <img alt="" src="http://gallery.mid-day.com/plog-content/images/sports/ipl-v-srk-and-his-celebrity-gang-in-pune/srk1.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 309px; " /> &quot;Let&#39;s not be political. It has been done because we all are happy. There is no wrong if we bring a small pinch of happiness in the city of joy,&quot; he said.u00a0King Khan, who is also Bengal&#39;s brand ambassador, along with the KKR team was felicitated by Banerjee for winning the IPL tournament. With a frenzied crowd of thousands cheering on, KKR took a victory parade from south Kolkata&#39;s Hazra Crossing on a flower-bedecked open top trailer.u00a0Around 70,000 people gathered at the Eden Gardens where the team was given a civic reception whereas 20,000-30,000 stood outside to have a glimpse of Shah Rukh and Gautam Gambhir. Banerjee&#39;s gala felicitation at Eden Gardens had drawn severe criticism from a section of the people who had slammed the state government for spending so much money on the felicitation of a private cricket team.u00a0

As critics slammed Mamata Banerjee for giving a rousing welcome to a private corporate team like KKR, Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan Tuesday defended the West Bengal chief minister's action

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