Mega star and yesteryear angry young man Amitabh Bachchan in his latest blog says the sudden decision behind quitting politics in the 1980s was due to 'the splits among his fans'. Amitabh Bachchan ends suspense over the abrupt end of his political career. He says that one of the factors that led him to take the deicison was that his political stint had divided his fans. The superstar writes that his short stint had caused political spits within several families that left him distrubed and this weighed heavily on him while taking the decision to quit politics. "During my electioneering in Allahabad in 1984, there were political splits in families. The women were voting for me, the men for my opponent. But a factor that weighed heavily during my short stint in politics and perhaps became the decider in my decision to withdraw was an incident that occurred in Assam," Big B wrote in his latest blog. The actor writes, "For the Assembly elections in that state I was sent to campaign for the party (Congress). An error of judgment forced my helicopter to land at the wrong destination. It belonged to the opposition." "There was instant physical reaction and the pilot advised we make a hurried exit. As I sat back in the plane, a young student broke the cordon, ran up to me, thrust his fist through the glass window and handed me a piece of paper." It read - "Mr Bachchan, I am a big fan of yours, but I am with the opposite party. Please leave this state, you are making life very difficult for me for I am torn between two desires." Big B considers the request of the fan an emotional plea. He thought of it many times over. He also felt,"I had tried to woo my audience to love me as an artist and as an actor. And once I had accomplished that, I was now telling them to love my politics as well. Not acceptable to me. It was wrong. I was wrong. I was dividing my audience, my fans. I was asking them to sever a leg from their body and donate it to my party. I could never do that. It was distressing for me and still is. My reticence from politics is ruled and governed by that incident and it is the reason why I shall never ever go in that domain again. I would be unfaithful to myself and to my greatest asset - my well wishers, my fans. I will not mind losing my domain through indifferent work or sub standard performance, but never through force of will," Big B concludes. (With inputs from PTI) ... read more »