Known to be candid and often politically incorrect, Salman Khan had people come out of their Sunday slumber when he tweeted against the death penalty of 1993 Mumbai serial blasts convict Yakub Memon. Salman posted not one or two comments, but a barrage of tweets back-to-back in the wee hours, setting the cat among the pigeons.

Salman Khan and (inset) Yakub Memon

The star was not exactly in a mood to hold back any thoughts as he joined a section that has been demanding for Memon's life to be spared since he is to be executed "for the crimes of his brother, Tiger Memon". Salman even asked Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to confirm if Tiger was in hiding in his country. Public prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam reportedly warned the actor of legal action if he didn't take his comments back as it amounted to contempt of court.