- MUMBAI: Lashing out at his own party Member of Parliament and executive editor of party mouthpiece “Saamna” Sanjay Raut for demanding apology from actor Salman Khan for his comments to a Pakistani news channel on the 26/11 incident, the Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray declared the Salman Khan family as Patriots.
In an editorial in “Saamna” published on Tuesday, Thackeray said that Salman should take lessons from his family as how to behave. There is no need to raise question or have any doubts about the patriotism of the Khan family, Thackeray added.
“In the 26/11 terror attacks in Mumbai not only the elite were trapped in the Taj and Trident hotels but several poor, middle class and hotel staff were also trapped. It was a war declared by Pakistan against India,” Thackeray stated in the editorial.
“The 26/11 terror attacks were a conspiracy by Pakistan to hold the people hostages and force upon India to accept their demands. Some years ago, the same kind of thing was repeated when Pakistani terrorists attacked the Parliament in New Delhi. However, the security personnel laid down their lives as martyrs but defended the country, due to which a big trouble was averted,” Thackeray said.
“Looking into the reality of the 26/11, instead of harping on to find out against whom the 26/11 terrorist attack was meant for, the exact need is to keep in mind the conspiracy and plans of the attacks and launch protest against Pakistan,” the Sena chief added.
Not sparing the actor, Thackeray said “There was no need for Salman to give the interview to the Pakistani news channel or any other Pakistani channel or print media there, which has banned Indian channels and Indian music. However, Salman is not responsible for making comments on the 26/11. Therefore Salman who behaves irresponsibly, who crushed people to death in a state of drunken driving, and one who talks about the 26/11, should take a lesson from his father as how to talk and behave.”

