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Salim Khan on apologising for Salman: Was hoping problem would be over

Updated on: 04 July,2016 08:40 AM IST  | 
IANS |

Veteran screenwriter Salim Khan on Sunday said he had hoped that apologising on behalf of son Salman Khan for his "raped woman" comment would put an end to the problems that surfaced. However, he is upset with how the media has taken the issue to "saturation point".

Salim Khan on apologising for Salman: Was hoping problem would be over

Salman Khan with father Salim Khan

Veteran screenwriter Salim Khan on Sunday said he had hoped that apologising on behalf of son Salman Khan for his "raped woman" comment would put an end to the problems that surfaced. However, he is upset with how the media has taken the issue to "saturation point".


Salman Khan with father Salim Khan
Salman Khan with father Salim Khan


“Normally people apologise to get rid of the problem but I meant it hoping that the problem would be over. What is the meaning of getting an apology from a person under the guillotine, who knows rightly or wrongly that he has not committed a crime.


“But the commercial compulsion of the media wanted to carry it to the saturation point. I regret not knowing this,” the 80-year-old tweeted.

Trouble ensued when Salman used an inappropriate simile of having "felt like a raped woman" while describing his ordeal during the shooting of "Sultan". He made the statement during a press interaction, and his comment last month snowballed into a controversy.

Later, his father Salim Khan contended that Salman meant no wrong when he said he felt like a "raped woman" and even apologised on his behalf after the latter was condemned on social media.

The National Commission for Women (NCW) and Shiv Sena, among others, demanded a public apology from Salman.

The NCW did receive a response from Salman via his lawyer but officials at the rights body said it was not an apology.

The NCW has now summoned the actor for a personal appearance before it on July 8.

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