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There is also another aspect to it: Was there a track two dialogue with our finance ministry regarding his taxation? This question has not been asked to him or to our finance minister. Husain is a multi-millionaire. At his age he needs to partition his wealth among his extended family and protect his commercial interests by increasing the price of his products. But he ends up as a fugitive from law. By taking foreign citizenship he cannot be excluded from our legal processes since that will be a dangerous trend. Let us turn to Khushboo, nee Naggarth Khan. The Tamil actress gave an interview in 2005 mentioning that men cannot expect their brides to be virgins and also suggested that girls should take protective measures for pre-marital sex. Her views upset many Tamil groups, including two political parties Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) and Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) and there were agitations, and even dharnas, before her house. Soon, the PMKs legal and womens wing functionaries began to file criminal complaints against Khushboo in their respective area magistrate courts, and these were backed by the VCK. As many as 22 criminal complaints were filed, on the ground that the actor sought to defame Tamil womanhood and chastity. She did not get support from her colleagues, except for a few like Suhasini Mani Ratnam. No Qatar for her. Just grit and tenacity. Having to respond to summons from 22 courts in different parts of Tamil Nadu is sufficient to drive anyone nuts. She quickly moved the Madras high court urging that all the criminal complaints against her be quashed. The high court rejected her plea but directed that all the 22 complaints against Khushboo be transferred to the chief metropolitan magistrate in Chennai to facilitate speedy disposal. In 2008, Khushboo appealed against the high courts order in the Supreme Court, where the case is now on. Initially, at the time of the admission of her appeal the Supreme Court had frowned on her interview (January, 2010) but later (March, 2010) made some off-the-cuff observations on pre-marital sex being acceptable. Husain could easily have followed Khushboo in facing the cases. The fact that he did not do so means there is more to it than meets the eye. (Views expressed are personal)