Baba Siddique, a leader of Nationalist Congress Party and former Maharashtra MLA, was shot dead outside his son Zeeshan Siddique’s office in Mumbai’s Bandra on 12 October. Siddique’s murder sent shockwaves across Bollywood as the politician had close ties with some major celebrities.

Baba Siddique was a close friend of actors Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Sanjay Dutt and others. While Salman, Sanjay, Shilpa Shetty, Raj Kundra, Pooja Bhatt, Zaher Iqbal and Maniesh Paul, among others, arrived to pay their last respects to Baba Siddique at his residence, Shah Rukh skipped his funeral.

Singh wrote on X, "The Bishnoi community worships the black deer, which they consider a deity. You hunted it, cooked it and ate it. Due to which the sentiments of the Bishnoi community were hurt and there is anger against you in the Bishnoi community for a long time.

( MENAFN - IANS) New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) Condemning the shocking murder of Nationalist congress Party (NCP) leader Baba Siddique, the Congress on Sunday sought the resignation of Home Minister Amit Shah, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and his deputies -- Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar.

Mumbai/IBNS: Bharatiya Janata Party MP Harnath Singh has advised Bollywood superstar Salman Khan to apologise to the Bishnoi community days after Nationalist Congress Party leader Baba Siddique was murdered by the gang.

The source told the portal that Khan skipped Siddique's funeral to "safeguard himself from the political debates." This was despite him attending other important events like a photographer's prayer meeting and Farah Khan's mother's funeral.

Salman Khan, Sohail Khan, Pooja Bhatt, and several other Bollywood celebrities gathered to pay their final respects to politician Baba Siddique at his funeral. However, Shah Rukh Khan, who had a close relationship with him and often attended his lavish iftar gatherings,

The Lawrence Bishnoi gang has long been linked to tensions with Salman Khan, primarily due to the actor's involvement in the 1998 blackbuck poaching case

Baba Siddique, a veteran politician and former Maharashtra minister, was tragically shot dead by armed assailants in Mumbai on Saturday evening. Known for his close ties to Bollywood, Siddique

Bollywood actors, including Salman Khan and Shilpa Shetty, visited Lilavati Hospital in Maharashtra's Mumbai late Saturday night to meet the family of former state minister and NCP leader Baba Siddique,

Former Maharashtra MLA Ziauddin Siddique was killed on October 12 allegedly by Lawrence Bishnoi affiliates. He switched from Congress to NCP in February 2024 and was known for reuniting Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan.