Repelled by 'ghoulish epicaricacy' of those 'witch-hunting' Shah Rukh over son's arrest: Tharoor

Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Monday said he is repelled by the ''ghoulish epicaricacy'' of those ''witch-hunting'' actor Shah Rukh Khan over his son's arrest and urged people to have empathy in the matter.

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan Khan and the two others -- Munmun Dhamecha and Arbaaz Merchant -- were arrested Sunday evening in connection with the seizure of banned drugs onboard a cruise ship off the Mumbai coast.

Referring to the brouhaha surrounding the development, Tharoor said, ''I am no fan of recreational drugs & haven't ever tried any, but I am repelled by the ghoulish epicaricacy displayed by those now witch-hunting @iamsrk on his son's arrest.'' ''Have some empathy, folks. The public glare is bad enough; no need to gleefully rub a 23yr old's face in it,'' the Lok Sabha MP said.

A court in Mumbai on Monday extended the NCB custody of Aryan Khan and the other two till October 7 in connection with the seizure of banned drugs onboard the cruise ship off the Mumbai coast.

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