Bollywood actor Salman Khan must publicly apologize for saying his
gruelling workout sessions left him feeling like a “raped woman”, India’s National
Commission for Women said
on Tuesday.
Khan, one of India’s
most popular movie stars, made the remark during media interviews at the
weekend to promote his new film “Sultan“,
in which he plays a professional wrestler.
“It is the most
difficult thing,” the 50-year-old actor replied when asked about his training
schedule. “When I used to walk out of that ring, it used to be like a raped
woman walking out.”
The remark prompted a
storm of outrage on social media on Tuesday. The National Commission for Women,
a government-run body for women’s rights, has written to Khan demanding a
public apology within seven days.
“He has
demonstrated the patriarchal mindset that is prevalent in this country –
unfortunately, he will get away with it,” Lalitha Kumaramangalam, the group’s
chairwoman, told a television channel.
Khan has not
commented on his latest brush with controversy and calls to his manager went
unanswered.
Last year, a Mumbai
court overturned
the actor’s conviction in a 13-year-old hit-and-run case, in which
he is accused of running over a homeless man.
In 2007, Khan was
jailed for nearly a week for shooting an endangered gazelle on a hunting trip
in the desert state of Rajasthan. He is also out on bail in a case over the
killing of protected antelopes.
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Source: Reuters
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