Comments on Prophet Mohammad a writing error: Shah Rukh
By IANSFriday, June 19, 2009
MUMBAI - A day after a police complaint was filed against him for “hurting
religious sentiments” in Islam, Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh said Friday that his comments to a magazine were misinterpreted due to a “writing error”.
The First Information Report (FIR) was lodged by the Mumbai Aman Committee (MAC) at the Bandra police station here Thursday after they read in Time’N Style-Luxury that Shah Rukh had listed Prophet Mohammad as one of the most unimpressive personalities in history alongside Adolf Hitler and Winston Churchill.
But Shah Rukh said it was a “writing error” and that he had named the Prophet among the most impressive personalities in history.
“Obviously I think that there is no more important figure in history than Prophet Mohammad in the most positive way possible. Also, being a Muslim and standing up for the tenets of Islam is my most important agenda. If they (MAC) have seen my interviews on TV about Islam and Prophet Mohammad, they would know it’s a writing error and not a thought or view that I believe in,” Shah Rukh told IANS in an SMS message.
“For all practical purposes, Prophet Mohammad is the most important positive figure in Islam,” he added.
A corrigendum from the magazine was also published across Mumbai newspapers Thursday wherein the magazine accepted the error.
The corrigendum stated: “This is with reference to the interview with Shah Rukh Khan that featured in Time’N Style-Luxury Vol-1 issue: The answer to question ‘According to you (Shah Rukh) who is the most impressive figure in history?’ should have appeared as: ‘There are lots of them. Some negative ones like Hitler. Then Napoleon, Winston Churchill were impressive.
” ‘If I can call it history then most impressive, positive figure Prophet Mohammad and from recent times there are the nice ones like Nelson Mandela, Gandhiji and Mother Teresa.’ This is a clarification and the error is deeply regretted.”
An official from the Bandra police station, however, confirmed that the FIR had not been withdrawn even after the corrigendum was published.
February 16, 2010: 7:10 am
Mr. Shahrukan, How I wish you know the implication of what you did and what it will cost your people. Even former President bush that hate Muslims have never ever made such a comment. You better be careful. And take note, that you will no longer have peace where ever you go. |
![]() kiani |
June 27, 2009: 3:50 pm
we should accept the clarification of srk but it does not mean that srk is such a big personality whose comments could fade the greatness of Mohammad PBUH and I just want to say |
![]() Qazi |
June 22, 2009: 12:07 am
I keep track of SRK and follow his interviews. He is an intellectual and he will never comment like that. Either it is a misprint or the magazine wanted to have publicity and eventually more sale. |
![]() maqsood |
June 21, 2009: 4:43 pm
this is uncalled for from SRK. he is no one to comments like this on islam and nor he is representing muslim. just keeping the name as SRK does not mean he is muslim and comments on islam like this. shame on u SRK, u r frustration is showing as u r films r floping. |
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