Amitabh Says Will Cooperate With Probe Into Panama Papers

After new Panama Papers revealed that Amitabh Bachchan was part of board meetings of some offshore companies, the Bollywood superstar said he will cooperate in the investigation. "The government sent me a notice 10 days ago and I have replied to all the queries raised. I will continue to cooperate over any further information the government may need. We should allow the government to do its job," Bachchan said.More Documents Hint at Amitabh Bachchan's Role in Offshore Firms

While Amitabh Bachchan has denied that he served in offshore shipping companies as mentioned in the Panama Papers leak, the documents obtained by The Indian Express revealed that he was part of board meetings of Tramp Shipping Limited and Sea Bulk Shipping Company via telephone conference in December in 1994. The documents show that Bachchan’s name was also recorded in the list of directors and office bearers on the Certificate of Incumbency issued by both companies.

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The Indian Express investigation had earlier revealed that Bachchan served as director of four offshore shipping companies between 1993 and 1997 in contravention of pre-established RBI norms. His name figured among 500 Indian individuals and entities who owned firms and accounts in offshore tax havens in the leaked documents of Panama-based law firm Mossack Fonseca.