India uproar over Salman Khan’s ‘raped woman’ comment

India: 50 year old Bollywood star Salman Khan has landed himself in hot water after comment he made during an interactive session with the media to promote his film 'Sultan' on Monday. In his comment, Salman said he felt like a ''raped woman'' after filming intense wrestling scenes.

The comment sparked social media outrage as many took to Twitter to express their displeasure and criticizing him.

In the interview, Khan said; 

''That was tough for me because I was lifting, I’d have to lift the same 120-kilo guy 10 times for 10 different angles. And like wise, get thrown that may times on the ground. This act is not repeated that many times in the real fights in the ring. When I used to walk out of the ring, after the shoot, I used to feel like a raped woman. I couldn’t walk straight. I would eat and then, head right back to training. That couldn’t stop.”

India's National Commission for Women, commissioner Lalitha Kumaramangalam has given him seven days to apologize and vowed to drag him to the commission should he fail to do so.

Salman’s father Salim Khan issued an apology for his son’s comment on Twitter.

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

However, Salma is not alone as a section of the public seems to be pulling some weight around him on Twitter with #SalmanMisquoted.