Today is the sixteenth anniversary of the dreadful 26/11 attacks on Mumbai. On Twitter, Salman Khan’s old statements about the tragic event have resurfaced.
For those unaware, back in 2010, Khan spoke about the attacks in a manner that many found insensitive. In an interview with a Pakistani TV channel, Khan gave a clean chit to Pakistan, saying the Pakistani government had no role in the 26/11 Mumbai attack.
In the video doing the rounds on X, Khan says, “Too much hype has been created around the 26/11 attacks because elite people were targeted. Attacks have happened in trains and small towns too, but no one talked about it so much.”
पाकिस्तान के एक टीवी चैनल एक्सप्रेस न्यूज़ को दिए इंटरव्यू में सलमान खान कह रहा है 26/11 के मुंबई हमले में पाकिस्तान सरकार का कोई रोल नहीं था इस हमले को भारत के लोगों ने ही अंजाम दिया था
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He added, “Everybody knows that the Pakistani government was not behind it, and it was a terrorist attack. More than anything, our security had failed. We have had a lot of attacks earlier, and all of them were not from Pakistan. They were from within. This time because the Taj, Oberoi were under attack, everyone stood up. We had a bomb blast earlier; there have been attacks on buses and trains.”
Today, on the 16th anniversary of the horrific 26/11 attacks, this old video of the actor has resurfaced with netizens trolling Khan over his controversial remarks. The actor had later apologised for his remarks, clarifying that his words were “twisted” out of context. Khan also issued an apology on his X handle. Back then, Khan had tweeted, “Every human life has equal value in any act of terror, anywhere in the world is unpardonable. Be it 9/11 or 26/11. Next time onwards, I will record all my interviews too so that such controversies don’t take place.”
For the unversed, on 26 November 2008, 10 terrorists from the Lashkar-e-Taiba group carried out a series of coordinated terror attacks across several high-profile locations in Mumbai. The targets included the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, Oberoi Trident Hotel, Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, Leopold Cafe, Mumbai Chabad House, Nariman House, Cama Hospital, and Metro Cinema.
The 26/11 Mumbai attacks claimed the lives of at least 166 people, including 20 security personnel and 26 foreign nationals, while leaving over 300 others injured.
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