Salman Khan calls out neighbour for commenting on his religious identity

The actor filed a defamation case against Ketan Kakkad

Bollywood actor Salman Khan fell prey to Islamophobic comments made by his neighbour Ketan Kakkad. The Dabbangg actor did not stay quiet on the matter and has now filed a defamation case against him for dragging the star’s religious identity unnecessarily into their property dispute.

Kakkad accused Khan of being ‘a front for the D Gang’. Commenting on his religious identity and implying that he was connected to the ruling party at the central and state level, he further stated that Khan “levelled allegations of child trafficking and that bodies of film stars are buried in his farmhouse,” according to Khan’s lawyer Pradeep Gandhi.

The Bajrangi Bhaijaan star responded through his lawyer and stated, “Without proper proof, all these allegations are a figment of the defendant's imagination. In a property dispute, why are you tarnishing my personal reputation? Why are you bringing in religion? My mother is a Hindu, my father is a Muslim and my brothers have married Hindus. We celebrate all festivals.”

For context, Ketan Kakkad is the owner of a plot of land near the actor’s Panvel farmhouse and they were already in the midst of an ongoing property dispute. The defamation case was filed when the neighbour defamed him during an interview with a YouTube channel.

Calling him out for defamation on social platforms, Khan asserted, “You are an educated person, not a Gunda-chap to make such allegations. The easiest thing nowadays is to gather some people, get on social media and vent out all your anger.”