Nagpur, Jan. 1 -- Hindu spiritual leader Jagadguru Swami Rambhadracharya labelled Shah Rukh Khan's actions traitorous for including a Bangladeshi cricketer in his co-owned IPL team KKR.

"He (Shah Rukh Khan) is not a hero. Shah Rukh Khan does not have a character. His actions have been those of a traitor," Rambhadracharya said.

This comes after another Hindu spiritual leader, Devkinandan Thakur, strongly criticised the decision to select a Bangladesh player amid tensions with the neighbouring country over targeted atrocities against Hindus.

Devkinandan Thakur stated that Hindus in Bangladesh were facing extreme atrocities. "In Bangladesh, Hindus are being brutally murdered, their homes are being burned, and their sisters and daughters a...