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He said Khan’s family should disclose “how deadly the attack was and how badly he was injured.”
Shiv Sena leader and former MP Sanjay Nirupam; actor Saif Ali Khan (R) (PTI photo)
Following Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan’s discharge from Lilavati Hospital after the stabbing incident which left him grievously injured, Shiv Sena leader and former MP Sanjay Nirupam has raised concerns over the former’s quick recovery.
Speaking to news agency ANI, Sanjay Nirupam said, “Mumbai citizens and I had some innocent questions, that I have raised… Has the medical sector progressed so much that Saif Ali Khan comes to his home jumping and dancing (after the attack).
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#WATCH | Mumbai | On the attack on actor Saif Ali Khan, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Nirupam says, “Mumbai citizens and I had some innocent questions, that I have raised… Has the medical sector progressed so much that Saif Ali Khan comes to his home jumping and dancing (after the… pic.twitter.com/6Jpwlpctha— ANI (@ANI) January 22, 2025
He said Khan’s family should disclose “how deadly the attack was and how badly he was injured.” He added the incident has created an atmosphere of unsafety in Mumbai.
“It should be revealed how deadly the attack was and how badly he was injured. The family should come forward and disclose this because, after this incident, such an atmosphere was created in Mumbai that the law and order of Mumbai has collapsed, the Home Ministry has failed, the Maharashtra government has been ruined, and every citizen in Mumbai is unsafe,” he told news agency ANI.
The Shiv Sena leader questioned the quick improvement in the actor’s health which deteriorated after multiple stabbings in the early hours of January 16.
“The way Saif came out (of the hospital), it seems as if nothing happened 4 days ago…,” he said.
He wondered if a person with such serioud injury can recover this fast. “I want to ask the doctors, can a person whose operation lasted for 6 hours come out in such good shape within 4 days?…” he further said.
Soon after, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Anand Dubey hit back at Sanjay Nirupam for his questions, saying his “mind needs a treatment.” Anand Dubey said that the actor has been fit since his early life. Dubey said, “”… Sanjay Nirupam’s mind needs a treatment. Lilavati has good doctors who treated Saif Ali Khan. The actor has been fit since college times, shown fit in movies and seen playing cricket, golf and horseriding…”
He also suggested Nirupam to “get his mind treated at Lilavati.” He also criticised the ex-MP for “raising questions on the police that is under his own party’s government…”
“Sanjay Nirupam should get his mind treated at Lilavati, we will collect the money for it through charity… He is even raising questions on the police that is under his own party’s government…,” he said.