Saif Ali Khan Newly Born Son is Treding on Twitter

The famous star couple of Bollywood recently blessed with a baby boy on 20th December, 2016. The couple confirmed the birth of their son and within moments of birth, the newly born Nawab of Pataudi family is trending on twitter and other social sites due to his name. The baby’s name is Taimur Ali Khan Pataudi shared by Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor.

Taimur Ali Khan Pataudi

Taimur is a name many Indians may recognize from their history textbooks. According to these books, Taimur was a 14th century emperor and founder of Timurid dynasty in Persia. Indian considered him as a brutal Mongol invader who conquered many parts of Persia and Central Asia. Taimur also slaughtered thousands of Indians on his way to capture Delhi in the 14th century. He called himself “the sword of Islam” and used religious symbols for his conquests.

Given India’s historic name and contemporary tensions between Hindus and Muslims, many on twitter slammed the couple for their choice of first name.

So when Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor Khan who are fondly called “Saifeena” by their fans announced the name of their son, it letting many media outlets dishing out the history lessons about the medieval tyrant and haters got the chance to attacking on twitter.

Beside these haters, there are also some defenders of couple pointed out that Taimur means “Like iron” in Turkic languages, trying to counter the ton of criticism on twitter.

The couple belongs to prominent Indian Families. Kareena Kapoor’s father Randhir Kapoor, grandfather, Raj Kapoor, and great grandfather Prithviraj Kapoor were all well-known actors and directors.

While Saif Ali Khan’s mother Sharmila Tagore was a popular film actress and His father, Mansur Khan Pataudi was a former Indian Cricket team captain. He also belongs to the well-known family of Pataudi Nawab.

Hence, the youngest Nawab of the family following the same recognition as of his family. He has already been put in the spotlight, courtesy his unique historical name.