To err is human, to forgive is divine: Salim Khan apologises

Veteran writer Salim Khan has apologised on behalf of his son Salman Khan, for the controversial ‘raped woman’ remark.

In a series of tweets, Salim said:

“Undoubtedly what Salman said is wrong, the simili, example and the context. The intention was not wrong”

“Nevertheless I apologise on behalf of his family his fans & his friends. Forgiveness is to pardon the unpardonable or it is no virtue at all”

“To err is human to forgive divine. Today on International yoga day lets not run our shops on this mistake.” he said.

During a promotional campaign of Sultan, Salman, while talking about the hard-work that was involved in shooting the film, had said ”Those 6 and a half 7 hours, either I’m picking up and throwing or he’s picking me up and throwing. So it’s like the most difficult thing. When I used to walk out of that ring, it used to actually feel like a raped woman walking out….”

He was quick to add “I don’t think I should have said that..” but the damage was already done and Salman was slammed for his remarks on social networking websites like Twitter and Facebook.