When Salim Khan spoke about his family’s Ganpati tradition

Legendary screenwriter Salim Khan in an old interview with Lehrein TV had once spoken strongly against the stereotypes surrounding the Muslim communityHe had asserted that every Muslim should not be viewed through the lens of terrorism In the old interview Khan had emphasised that many Muslims respect Hindu culture and traditions and stand firmly against violenceldquoEvery Muslim is not a terrorist every Muslim has not blown a bomb every Muslim does not hate the Hindu sentiment every Muslim is not against the Hindusrdquo said Salim Khan ldquoThere are some Muslims who respect the Hindu religion who respect their sentiments There are some Muslims who do not approve of the terrorism that is happening They are against it they give statements against itrdquo he saidSpeaking about communal harmony within his own household Khan revealed that the tradition of celebrating Ganpati was brought into the family by his wife Susheela Charak who postmarriage adopted the name Salma Khan ldquoMy wife is a Maharashtrian and she has been keeping Ganpati in her maternal house for yearsrdquo he sharedKhan recalled that when he first got married he was not a known name in the industry ldquoMy stardom started after the movie Zanjeer until then no one knew me Until no one said that he is a Muslim and he keeps Ganpatirdquo he said referring to the 1973 film Zanjeer that marked a turning point in his careerHe added that as his prestige and stardom in the film industry grew more as his sons Salman Khan and Arbaaz Khan became stars and it was then that the familys every action came into the public eye ldquoAfter that when I became a star in my field when Salman became a star when Arbaaz came we became a highprofile family and everything we did became a topic of discussion Thanks to Allah I am very grateful to Allah for all the fame he has given usrdquo he saidKhan further explained that he never discouraged media coverage of their Ganpati celebrations because he looked at it as an opportunity to make people understand the Khan familys positive approach towards the festival with all love and heart ldquoI donrsquot stop the TV people to cover because if this is happening then this is a chance to make people understand and bring people closerrdquo he saidHe further remarked ldquoIf someone brings Ganpati in front of me will I say my Islam says that I will only pray to this point and that point Where is it written that you should not put a mark Tilak Where is it writtenrdquoHe added ldquoAll of my staff keeps Ganpati and celebrates it Now when they bring the Aarti in front of me why will I say no no donrsquot put a Tilak on me I am a Muslim Where is it written that a Muslim cant apply TilakrdquoThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever