Ash backs Salman as Rio Olympics ambassador

Mumbai: Salman Khan might not have expected who would come to his support in the latest controversy on his appointment as the goodwill ambassador of India’s contingent for the upcoming Rio Olympics. His ex-girlfriend and actor Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has backed Khan saying that he should be ‘recognised’. Salman’s selection had stirred up a controversy as many feel that it should have gone to a sports icon even as some sports personalities, actors and politicians support Indian Olympics Association’s decision to appoint the popular movie star. agencies