Salman apologises for 26/11 comment

Bollywood star Salman Khan has apologised for his “insensitive” comments about the 26/11 attacks. The actor came under fire last week for claiming during an interview that the terror attacks were hyped because the “elite” were targeted.

The actor’s statement prompted sharp reactions from Deputy Chief Minister Chagan Bhujbal,Shiv Sena,BJP and other political parties. Salman also claimed that his comments were “twisted” by the Pakistani channel Express 24×7. “I gave an interview to the channel three weeks ago. A segment of the interview has been twisted and released. I saw it and realised that it sounded very insensitive,” he said. “What I meant was that every human life is precious,be it rich or poor. I always had and always will have faith in our intelligence agencies,army and police forces. If I have hurt anybody I am really sorry,” said Salman. The actor had earlier tweeted that he plans to record all his interviews in the future.

Salman’s comments were labelled “uninformed” by Bhujbal. “He is an actor. He does not have the information to make a comment on whether the Pakistani government was involved or not,” Bhujbal added. The BJP too had reacted sharply to the star’s statement. “The 26/11 attack was an attack on India. This was not a small issue for Salman Khan to comment. This was an attack meticulously planned by Pakistan,” said Ravi Shankar Prasad,BJP spokesperson.