Mamta Kulkarni, at an event in Gorakhpur, explained that she has never been associated with Dawood Ibrahim. Hours later, she posted another video, clarifying her statement.
Former actor Mamta Kulkarni sparked outrage after she spoke about Dawood Ibrahim at an event in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. Hours later, she clarified her comments following an uproar.
Mamta Kulkarni, at the press meet, said, “Dawood Ibrahim se durr durr se koi lena dena nahi hain. Kisi ek ka naam zaroor tha [probably referring to Vicky Goswami], lekin agar aap dekhoge toh usne koi bomb blast ya anti-national cheez nahi ki thi desh ke andar. Main uske saath toh nahi hoon, lekin he is not some terrorist. Apko uska difference bhi samajh mein aana chahiye (I have absolutely nothing to do with Dawood Ibrahim. There was one person’s name involved [probably referring to Vicky Goswami], but if you look closely, he never carried out any bomb blast or anti-national act in the country. I am not with him, but he is not some terrorist. You should understand the difference).”
She further added, “Aap jab Dawood ka naam lete ho… jiske saath mera naam juda hain, usne kabhi bomb blast nahi kiya kabhi Bombay ke andar. Kabhi suna aapne? Jiska naam aap le rahe ho, Dawood ka naam kabhi tha hi nahi. Dawood ko main kabhi jeevan mein nahi mili hoon (Whenever you take Dawood’s name… the person my name was linked with [again probably referring to Vicky Goswani] has never carried out any bomb blast in Bombay. Have you ever heard of that? The person you’re talking about, Dawood, was never involved [in my life]. I have never met Dawood in my life).” The video went viral in no time, leading to social media uproar over alleged misinterpretation of her comment. Take a look:
However, a day later, on October 30, Mamta Kulkarni clarified her own statement, stating that people should listen to her words properly and utilise their wisdom like sages and saints. She added that her name was never linked to Dawood. In her new video, Mamta prominently mentioned Vicky Goswami and stated that she was associated with him for sometime, however, she alleged that he was never involved in any anti-national activities. Watch the video here:
For the unversed, Mamta Kulkarni and Vicky Goswami, alleged druglord working for the D-company in South Africa, were rumoured to to have been married. However, a decade back, Gowami clarified that Mamta wasn’t his ex-wife but only a well-wisher. “Mamta Kulkarni is only a well-wisher. She stood with me in difficult times but she is not my wife, I never married her,” Goswami had told India Today TV.
Meanwhile, Mamta Kulkarni was a reigning Bollywood actors of ths 90s, having worked in films such as Karan Arjun, China Gate, and others. She quit acting in 2003, and shifted focus to spirituality.
(Report by Raj Srivastava)
