Aishwarya condemns Mumbai blasts, lay in the French winners

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, who was to receive the special honor of Knight of Arts and Letters (Chevalier dans l'Order des Arts and Literature), in the middle of the French Government to postpone the ceremony to be held in Delhi in late evening after the serial bomb blast in Bombay. The award ceremony was canceled at the last minute.

Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters, is the second largest awards in France and Ash should get a prize from the French ambassador Jerome Bonnafont on the eve of National Day of France. Aishwarya speech at the welcome ceremony.

Aishwarya and Abhishek Bachchan made an appearance in the Taj Palace in Delhi, around 9 pm, accompanied by Jerome Bonnafont, French Ambassador in India, and Farooq Abdullah. Aishwarya said: "We are very shocked and upset by the incident ... And because of what happened, do not consider it appropriate to celebrate my family and I felt that it would be reasonable to demand that the ceremony be postponed. And we are grateful to the French governments to understand our feelings about the current situation. "

Speaking of blasts in Mumbai, Ash said: "We are very shocked by the news of the explosion Our prayers are with the victims is important for us Indians are strong and say the perpetrators of terrorist acts that can not shake us We believe we pray that justice will prevail .. .. victims and their families. "

Jerome Bonnafont also expressed condolences to the victims, condemning the horrible act. Respect the feelings of people in India, decided to postpone the ceremony until later.

It was the second time Aishwarya was unable to accept this award. It should have been awarded in 2008, but could it then due to illness of his father.

Other Indian celebrities who were honored to have met in the past, including Sharmila Tagore, Habib Tanveer, Shah Rukh Khan, Raghu Rai, Upamanyu Chatterjee and Nandita Das.