New Delhi, Apr 15 (IANS): Shah Rukh Khan has denied offering Dubai-based businesswoman Sunanda Pushkar any stake in his Indian Premier League (IPL) team Kolkata Knight Riders.

"We never offered a stake in KKR to anybody ever, including this lady in the midst of Kochi thing," Shah Rukh posted on his social networking site Twitter Thursday.

Sunanda had claimed that she had previously been approached by Karim Morani of Kolkata Knight Riders to join them in a similar capacity, like that of Rendezvous Sports World, but had regretted that the timing was not convenient.

Sunanda's name cropped up after IPL chairman Lalit Modi revealed the ownership pattern of the Kochi franchise, stating that she is a close friend of Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor and owned free equity in Rendezvous Sports, which is a part owner of IPL's Kochi franchise.

Modi also accused Tharoor of asking him not to reveal the ownership details -- a charge denied by the minister.

Sunanda said she was approached last year by Rendezvous to associate "with them as a consultant in their various sporting activities and particularly in their potential bid to acquire the franchise of an IPL team."