Saif Ali Khan breaks silence on naming son Taimur

Are the trolls listening?

When Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor revealed the name of their baby boy Taimur, the couple was subjected to incessant trolling on Twitter.

Daddy Saif has finally addressed the issue, Mumbai Mirror reported.  "Social media just makes it clear what everybody is thinking in a sense. There is a lot of anonymity from the side of the people who are doing the talking so they feel free to say whatever they like, and sometimes they get very nasty...And that's fine. It doesn't mean that twenty, thirty or forty years ago people weren't thinking similar things but maybe they did not have an outlet then," he said.



Saif also talked about how many had supported the couple over the "unnecessary'' episode. "People talk about the country becoming right-wing and fascist, and we have all these fears...but the fact of the matter is that if you view the kind of unnecessary drama over Taimur, there were a lot of voices...I felt I didn't have to say anything because a lot of people had spoken wisely and liberally. Voices that kind of vindicated my decision and made me feel that it's absolutely fine (to have the freedom to name his child as he wished to).



"Yes, there were some people who raised some objections but obviously just to look at medieval history and to make value judgments is, I think, ridiculous, and a lot of people have said that on my behalf," he added.

The Rangoon star also said he was okay with people airing their views. "I feel quite confident that we don't live in a right-wing society. As yet. India is still liberal and people are still open minded. It's just one of those things where people have a voice, and it's OK for them to share it... These are the times we live in, but I don't think it's reason to get too worried," he said.



The 46-year-old said Kareena and him ''love the sound and meaning of the name." The actor also made it clear that he was cognisant of the baggage that had come with his son's name. "I am aware of the heritage of the Turkish ruler—he was Timur, my son is Taimur, an ancient Persian name that means iron."

The star concluded on a hilarious note saying, "Perhaps, I should have added a disclaimer, as they do in the movies, that any resemblance to any person, living or dead, is purely coincidental."

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