Later in the debate, Mr Straw rejected a Conservative call to prevent courts trying cases involving churches from making any judgement overriding Article Nine of the Convention, which protects religious freedom.

BBC: News | UK Politics | MPs approve Human Rights Bill

"Ironically, the article... was actually meant to reiterate that on some occasions my being an Indian Muslim film star is misused by bigots and narrow minded people who have misplaced religious ideologies for small gains... and ironically the same has happened through this article... once again, " he said.

BBC: Bollywood's Shah Rukh Khan 'happy and safe' in India