When Amitabh Bachan was recently in the city he had expressed his interest in being the ambassador to the state. He was responding to a question during an interview on a malayalam TV channel. Bachan said “I like this place, the people, its culture and the ambience here. If an offer comes from the government, I would be glad to promote this state”. Kerala tourism minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan responded to this statement by sending Bachan a a letter asking him to take the job and asked him how to proceed in this regard.

According to the tourism minister, Bachan would be able to promote Kerala in countries like UK and USA. For those who dont know. Amitabh is also the Gujarat’s ambassador. How he landed the job was somewhat similar. Bachan kept raving about Gujurat and a media person asked him if he would be the ambassador for the state and he responded positively. Guurat CM grabbed the opportunity.