Salman Khan asks not to bring up religion as he fights defamation case against Panvel farmhouse neighbor
Salman Khan’s defamation case against his neighbor is getting ugly by the day. During the most recent hearing, Salman, through his lawyer, blamed the neighbor for unnecessarily dragging his religious identity into the dispute.
According to a report in Live Law, the actor’s lawyer Pradeep Gandhi read out substantial portions of Ketan Kakkad’s posts and interviews in front of the court on Thursday. He said that Ketan had blamed the actor for being ‘a front for the D Gang, commenting on his religious identity and implying that he was connected to the ruling party at the central and state level, levelling allegations of child trafficking, further alleging that bodies of film stars are buried in his farmhouse.’
At this, Salman reacted through his lawyer, saying, “Without proper proof, all these allegations are a figment of the defendant’s imagination. In a property dispute, why are you tarnishing my personal reputation. Why are you bringing in religion? My mother is a Hindu, my father is a Muslim and my brothers have married Hindus. We celebrate all festivals.”
He also said, “You are an educated person… not a Gunda-chhap to make such allegations. The easiest thing now-a-days is to gather some people, get on social media and vent out all your anger.” He added that he had no ambition to join politics.
