Salman Khan photographed in Mumbai.
Highlights
- Salman said training for wrestler's role made him feel 'like raped woman'
- Women's Commission issued summons and has demanded an apology
- The NCW did receive a response from Salman but it was not an apology
Actor Salman Khan's father writer Salim Khan on Sunday said he had hoped that apologising on behalf of his son (for Salman's "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."
The 80-year-old writer 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, Salim
ji contended that Salman meant no wrong 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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