Nation’s heart throb Salman Khan is an Idiot. When his popularity is touching unprecedented levels and his latest blockbuster Dabangg has set the silver screen on fire, his interview given to a Pakistani News Channel 3 weeks ago has generated huge amount of bad publicity for him.
What did he say in the interview :
“Too much hype has been created around the 26/11 attacks because elite people were targetted. Attacks have happened in trains and small towns too, but no one talked about it so much.”
“Everybody took this up because the Taj and Oberoi hotels were involved. The attacks happened because our security failed,” he added.
“Everybody knows that the Pakistani government was not behind it and it was a terrorist attack. Our security had failed. We have had lot of attacks earlier, and all of them were not from Pakistan. They were from within also.”
Since I have not heard the entire interview, I could not say whether he actually said the last statement (Everybody knows that the Pakistani government was not behind it….) or not. However, the news percolating in media seems to indicate that he indeed said these lines.
Salman, you are an idiot. A big one. You have the love of 1.25 Billion people. Yet you did this interview to make a good name for yourself in Pakistan. It is not for you to decide whether Pakistan was involved in the 26/11 or not. By the way, everybody knows that the Pakistani government was not behind it. It s as clear as the box office report of Dabangg.
Though he has tendered an unqualified apology, the damage has been done. Criticism has begun from all quarter. Shiv Sena has already started opposing him. I don’t know what the MNS people will do from Monday.
If it was a stunt to give a boost of extra publicity to Dabangg, it is a very very cheap stunt.
Actors should only do what they can do at best. Acting !
You can watch Salman’s interview with Pakistani Channel here
You can watch Salman Khan’s apology here :
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I have watched Salman Khan’s apology and some of his movie. I need to say that he is most talented Bollywood actor of our time.