 "Parade and hang Tiger Memon, not Yakub: Salman Khan")
Bollywood actor Salman Khan has come out in defence of death row convict in the 1993 Mumbai blast case Yakub Memon, saying the wrong man is being hanged for the crimes of his brother.
In a series of tweets last night, the Bollywood superstar said Tiger Memon should be the one getting hanged.
The actor has argued that one innocent man being killed is equivalent of killing humanity. True to his style he has not held back on his views.
The star also asked Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to send Tiger to India if he was in his country.
As many as 257 people were killed and over 700 injured in the serial blasts in Mumbai on March 12, 1993. Memon was the only convict in the case whose death penalty was upheld by the apex court.
After his curative petition was dismissed, Memon has submitted a mercy petition to Maharashtra Governor. The President had earlier rejected his mercy petition.
In a series of tweets last night, the Bollywood superstar said Tiger Memon should be the one getting hanged.
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Khan said he had been wanting to tweet about the issue for some days but was afraid. Tiger Memon is one of the prime suspects in the 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts case.
The actor has argued that one innocent man being killed is equivalent of killing humanity. True to his style he has not held back on his views.
The star also asked Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to send Tiger to India if he was in his country.
As many as 257 people were killed and over 700 injured in the serial blasts in Mumbai on March 12, 1993. Memon was the only convict in the case whose death penalty was upheld by the apex court.
After his curative petition was dismissed, Memon has submitted a mercy petition to Maharashtra Governor. The President had earlier rejected his mercy petition.