Actress
Jacqueline
Fernandez,
a
former
Miss
Sri
Lanka,
has
defended
her
'Kick'
co-star
Salman
Khan's
recent
visit
to
the
island
nation,
saying
the
superstar
was
there
for
a
charity
event
and
not
for
any
political
campaign.
Salman,
49,
came
under
fire
from
political
parties
in
Tamil
Nadu
for
allegedly
campaigning
in
support
of
former
Sri
Lankan
President
Mahinda
Rajapakasa
during
elections
last
month.
"The
intention
was
very
clear
from
our
side.
We
were
there
to
promote
and
conduct
eye
camps
on
behalf
of
Being
Human.
Salman
has
been
doing
eye
camps
in
Sri
Lanka
and
we
always
wanted
to
go
there.
But
we
had
less
time
so
the
event
was
not
as
successful
as
we
thought
it
would
be.
Politics
was
not
in
the
picture
at
all," Jacqueline
told.
The
'Roy'
actress
feels
the
whole
issue
was
blown
out
of
proportion
as
the
eye
campaign
happened
during
the
election
period.
"I
can
understand
the
sentiments
of
people
but
I
have
never
spoken
about
my
political
views
whether
it
is
in
India
or
Sri
Lanka.
For
me
it
was
a
joyous
time.
I
was
there
in
my
own
country
and
Salman
was
with
me
for
a
charity
event.
It
was
a
brilliant
opportunity.
We
were
there
to
spread
awareness.
What
made
me
more
sad
was
that
no
one
asked
us
anything
before
writing
such
stories," she
said.
The
29-year-old
actress,
who
made
her
debut
in
Bollywood
in
2009
with
Amitabh
Bachchan-starrer
'Aladin',
said
people
should
not
be
judgemental.
"I
can't
talk
on
behalf
of
Salman
but
if
you
ask
me
I
believe
when
you
talk
about
democracy
we
should
respect
each
other
and
our
opinions
too.
You
cannot
judge
someone
on
the
basis
of
who
they
want
to
support," Jacqueline
said.
The
actress
is
all
geared
up
for
her
next
romantic-thriller
'Roy',
where
she
is
playing
a
double
role.
Also
starring
Ranbir
Kapoor
and
Arjun
Rampal,
the
film
will
hit
theatres
on
February
13.
PTI