Soon after the great singer Lata Mangeshkar’s funeral rites, social media went crazy with reports that prominent Indian superstar Shah Rukh Khan (SRK) spat on her lifeless bones. The singer was cremated after her death rituals were performed in Shivaji Park. People from several fraternities came in the Park to pay their final respects. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and cricketer Sachin Tendulkar were among those who paid their condolences to the late musician. B-town superstars like Shah Rukh Khan and Ranbir Kapoor also paid their respects at Shivaji Park.Surprisingly, it was SRK’s gesture while paying his respects that drew the attention of Twitter users, sparking a debate on the social networking platform. Many people flocked to Twitter to protest SRK’s ‘deplorable’ behaviour, while others dismissed the claim, claiming that entrenched interests were attempting to give it a ‘poisonous’ spin. “What is this?” tweeted Suhas Kashyap. Spitting on Lata di’s mortal remains? Is this something that your religion teaches you? You should be ashamed of yourself. Disgusting!” “What kind of culture is this?” Chiru Bhat wondered. He can be seen spitting right in front of Shri Lata Mangeshkar didi’s dying bones.”Those who defended SRK claimed that he just made ‘dua’ and then blew into the air, which is customary among Muslims. They said that SRK’s critics were spewing hatred in order to incite communal strife. “SRK was reading dua or was reciting any surah,” one tweeted. “It’s usually blown on the body,” another user observed.
Did SRK really spit on Lata’s final rites
