The long-standing feud between Bollywood superstar Salman Khan and the Bishnoi community, rooted in the infamous blackbuck poaching case, has once again flared up, this time with a bold statement from Lawrence Bishnoi’s cousin, Ramesh Bishnoi. In a recent interview with NDTV, Ramesh made it clear that the entire Bishnoi community stands firmly behind the incarcerated gangster, who has previously issued death threats to Salman Khan over the blackbuck incident. Ramesh Bishnoi alleged that Salman Khan had attempted to offer money to the Bishnoi community, an offer they flatly refused.
He claimed, "Salman Khan brought a cheque book in front of the community, saying, ‘Fill in the figures and take it.’ If we were hungry for money, we would have taken it at that time. But we refused.
" According to Ramesh, the community's outrage is not about money but about the desecration of their religious sentiments. A post shared by Salman Khan (@beingsalmankhan) The tension dates back to the 1998 blackbuck poaching case, where Salman Khan was accused of killing the endangered animal during the filming of Hum Saath-Saath Hain in Rajasthan. For the Bishnoi community, who consider the blackbuck sacred, this incident ignited years of anger.
Lawrence Bishnoi, who is currently lodged in Gujarat's Sabarmati jail and faces numerous charges, declared in 2018 that he would take justice into his own hands and kill Salman Khan over the case. Since then, Salman has reportedly received multiple death t.