Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was summoned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday in the Panama Papers leak case. Her name was featured in the list of 500 Indians who were named in the Panama Papers in which 11.5 million tax documents were leaked, exposing several world leaders and celebrities who had allegedly stashed away money abroad in offshore companies.

The probe agency recorded her statement over claims she parked her money in a company based in the British Virgin Islands. As per sources in the NDTV report, she had been summoned earlier but twice sought more time. The Enforcement Directorate started investigating the allegations in 2017.

According to reports, the officials said she was questioned for about six hours. The actor then left the ED office at around 7 pm yesterday but what followed her exit was horrendous. As she was heading towards her car, she was literally mobbed by people and the paparazzi that were stationed outside the office.

It’s sad to see how people are okay with the fact she was literally struggling to get to her car. Despite all the claims and controversies, she shouldn’t be objected to such harassment as she is entitled to her safety. People bashed her for creating a fake aura about her in public. People also called the family of Bachchans a family of thieves. We are glad that people also called out this cheap behaviour by the paps and onlookers present there. 

Here are the reactions: 

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In an earlier interview with CNN-News18's Rajeev Masand, Aishwarya addressed the trolls and said, “I look at it as an insight into minds. At the end of the day, it's an insight into some kind of psychology or what's really going on or how people think.” 

She has often been trolled for being an overprotective mother to Aaradhya. About getting trolled for always being by her daughter's side, she said, “I react (when cameras come too close). If my arm is around Aaradhya, people will say the mother is very clingy. I hear all this when it is already a couple of days later so it is kind of over. I don’t let it define me. I don’t change how I take care of Aaradhya or how I define myself based on all of this. Judge me for it but I will love her, embrace her. She is my daughter."

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