Salman Retracts His Controversial Tweets

Bollywood Superstar Salman Khan's defense on Yakub Memon, who was convicted for 1993 Mumbai blasts, created a storm on Sunday. He tweeted, " Get tiger( Tiger Memon) hang him. Parade him not his brother."

However, Salman Khan's tweets in support of Yakub Memon have not gone down well with people of the nation and subsequently he was forced to withdraw his tweets.

Finally, Salman Khan had to retract his tweets and tendered apologies for his previous tweets. "I had tweeted that Tiger Memon should hang for his crimes and I stand by it. What i also said is that Yakub Memon should not hang for him. Many lives were lost in the Mumbai blasts. And I have repeatedly said the loss of one innocent life is equal to the loss of all humanity.I also strongly condemn those who are claiming my tweets are anti religious. I have always said I respect all faiths and I always will. I would like to unconditionally apologise for any misunderstanding I may have created unintentionally. My dad called & said I should retract my tweets as they have the potential to create misunderstanding. I here by retract them," tweeted Salman Khan.