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Imam Siddique Objects to Salman Khan’s Bigg Boss Comparison
On Bigg Boss 20, Salman Khan mentioned Imam Siddique while speaking to contestant Qazi Touqeer about his behavior toward Kanika Mann.
Khan said Siddique had set out to bother other contestants on his own season.
Siddique disagreed with how he was described.
He said he never tried to hurt or upset anyone.
He wrote an open letter to Khan and the show's makers.
Siddique asked them to clarify the comment on the show.
He said the comparison could damage his reputation.
Khan's response to Siddique's letter is not reported in these articles.
Salman Khan cited former Bigg Boss contestant Imam Siddique while criticizing Qazi Touqeer’s behavior toward Kanika Mann.
Siddique said he had never harassed a contestant with the intent to trouble them.
He described the televised comparison as defamatory and factually incorrect.
In an open letter to Khan and the Bigg Boss makers, Siddique requested a clarification and correction on the show.
Siddique said the remark could harm his reputation and asked that his name not be used in a defamatory context.
- Who
- Imam Siddique, Salman Khan, and Bigg Boss 20 contestant Qazi Touqeer; Kanika Mann was also mentioned.
- What
- Siddique objected to Khan invoking his name while criticizing Qazi Touqeer and requested a clarification and correction.
- Where
- On Bigg Boss 20 and in an open letter Siddique shared on Instagram.
- When
- During the Weekend Ka Vaar episode described as Saturday, October 3, 2026; Siddique's letter followed the episode.
- Why
- Siddique said the comparison was factually incorrect and defamatory, and could damage his reputation.
Imam Siddique’s objection
Salman Khan’s on-air comparison
How Siddique’s conduct was characterized
Imam Siddique’s objection
Siddique said he never harassed contestants with the intent to trouble them and called the attribution false.
Salman Khan’s on-air comparison
Khan said Siddique had deliberately set out to antagonize housemates, while distinguishing this from harassing someone with the intention of troubling them.
Use of Siddique’s name
Imam Siddique’s objection
Siddique said being used as a negative example without being present to respond was defamatory and could damage his reputation.
Salman Khan’s on-air comparison
Khan invoked Siddique’s past conduct while reprimanding Qazi Touqeer; the articles do not report a direct response from Khan to Siddique’s letter.
Key facts
- Show
- Bigg Boss 20
- Host
- Salman Khan
- Former contestant
- Imam Siddique, a runner-up in Bigg Boss Season 6
- Other contestants mentioned
- Qazi Touqeer and Kanika Mann
- Episode
- Weekend Ka Vaar, dated Saturday, October 3, 2026, in Siddique's letter
- Siddique's request
- A clarification and correction on the show, and that his name not be used in a defamatory context
- Bigg Boss Season 6
- Ran from late 2012 to early 2013; Siddique was runner-up to winner Urvashi Dholakia
Quotes
Imam Siddique
Former Bigg Boss contestant who wrote an open letter to Salman Khan.
“With utmost respect for you and the Bigg Boss platform, I humbly request a clarification and correction on the show, and that my name not be used in a defamatory context in future.”
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“I have always respected you as an elder brother of the industry, and I continue to do so.”
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