Terming the ban on Shah Rukh Khan as &ldquo;undemocratic and unwarranted&rdquo;, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee yesterday batted for the Bollywood superstar and urged the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) to reconsider its five-year ban on the actor from entering Wankhede stadium for alleged misbehaviour. <img alt="" src="/imagedata/2012/may/mamta.jpg" /> File pic &ldquo;I feel harsh punishment has been meted out for a minor offence. The game should be taken as a game only. I&#39;m speaking not as a chief minister, but as a commoner. This is undemocratic and unwarranted. I appeal (to MCA) please reconsider the decision,&rdquo; she said. Shah Rukh Khan, the co-owner of IPL team Kolkata Knight Riders and West Bengal&rsquo;s brand ambassador, had allegedly misbehaved with security personnel and MCA officials at the stadium on Wednesday night. Banerjee said she didn&rsquo;t want to interfere in the matter and requested the media not to distort her comments because of the sensitive nature of the issue.&ldquo;Maharastra is the capital of India in terms of business. From Sachin to Shah Rukh, they are very close to us. They are our pride. I don&rsquo;t know if it is appropriate for me to comment on the issue,&rdquo; she said. However, she added, &ldquo;Shah Rukh is our brand ambassador. There is an emotional thing attached to it.&rdquo; Describing the issue as trivial, Banerjee said, &ldquo;I think the people of Maharastra don&rsquo;t accept this decision on Shah Rukh Khan who, in the past, has also been heckled abroad. I was not at the spot, but what I watched or heard from TV, it is not a big issue.&rdquo; She also warned those who were trying to gain &ldquo;political mileage&rdquo; from the issue. &ldquo;I will like to ask them not to play with fire,&rdquo; she said. Banerjee, however, refused to comment if she would talk to the Maharashtra CM on the issue. &ldquo;I will not inform you about what I will do. I came only to express my views.&rdquo; u00a0

Mamata Banerjee urged MCA to reconsider its five-year ban on the actor from entering Wankhede stadium; said harsh punishment has been meted out for a minor offence

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