Was Saif Ali Khan really stabbed? Maharashtra Minister Nitesh Rane stokes row recalling SSR case

Maharashtra Ports Minister Nitesh Rane has stoked a fresh row and raised doubts about whether Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan was really stabbed by an attacker recently. Targeting the opposition, the minister also charged unlike ‘Khans’, none comes forward in support of Hindu artists.

Addressing a public gathering on Wednesday, Rane allegedly said, “Look at what Bangladeshis are doing in Mumbai. They entered Saif Ali Khan's house. Earlier they used to stand at the crossings of the roads, now they have started entering houses. Maybe he came to take him (Saif) away. It is good, garbage should be taken away,” ANI reported.

Doubting whether the actor was attacked, Rane charged, “I saw when he came out of the hospital, I doubted whether he had been stabbed or he was acting; he was dancing while walking.”

Accusing the opposition of being anti-Hindu, the minister charged while everyone raises hue and cry when a “Khan” is attacked, none comes in support of Hindu artists. “When a Hindu actor like Sushant Singh Rajput is tortured, no one comes forward to say anything. That Mumbra's Jeetuddin (Jitendra Awhad) and Baramati's Tai (Supriya Sule) did not come forward to say anything. They are only worried about Saif Ali Khan, Shah Rukh Khan's son and Nawab Malik... Have you ever seen them worrying about any Hindu artist?,” ANI reported quoting the minister.

The actor, who was attacked by an alleged intruder who sneaked into his house on January 16 suffered six stab wounds in the attack. The actor underwent multiple surgeries at Lilavati Hospital and was discharged on Tuesday.