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I dont want to get into SRKs spitting controversy at Lata Mangeshkars funeralbut, at the risk of sounding flippant, I must say Shah Rukh Khan looked super hot with that low ponytail! That comment posted by a friend on Facebook made me revisit what I had dismissed as another nasty campaign orchestrated by Hate SRK troll armies. Let me clarify, I am neither a family friend of SRK, nor his PR manager, I am just a fellow Indian pained by what I see. This is not about SRK per se, it is about our double standards and collective ignorance as a people. The so-called spitting clips doing the rounds show SRK waiting patiently to pay his respects at Latajis funeral, small wreath in hand. Next, we see him offering prayers (12 seconds), palms open, as per Islamic practice. After that, he lowers his mask, bends low, gently blows air, replaces his mask, does a parikrama around the body, touches her feet, bows, joins his hands in a namaskar, before leaving. Both gestures reflect his heartfelt love for the legend who is no more.

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