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Salman Khan was all smiles and poses as he unveiled his wax statue at Madame Tussaud’s in London. The Bollywood superstar personally chose and donated clothes for the wax figure and described it as an honour.

Most Indians would agree, but Mufti Salim Ahmad Qasmi, a Muslim cleric in India has issued a fatwa against the actor, claiming the statue is illegal according to the Sharia, which forbids depictions of all living creatures, Mohammed in particular.

The ruling was given on a query by Dr Sakhawat Khan. “I came to know about the wax statue of the actor at Madame Tussauds after seeing newspaper reports. As Islam doesn’t allow idol worship, I wanted to know if Salman had done the right thing by agreeing to the London firm’s offer,” said Khan.

“This is just nonsense that no one pays any attention to,” disagrees film critic Parsa Rao. “These fatwas are becoming a joke,” he adds.

Indeed, it is! Not too long ago, Salman was issued his first fatwa for dancing at a Hindu festival last month.

Next up on Sakhawat Khan’s list is unexpecting Shahrukh!  “I had no idea that Shahrukh Khan’s statue is also present at Madame Tussauds. If I had known it, I would have also included his name along with Salman’s in my query to the Mufti,” said the doctor with too much time on his hands.