What's in a name? Quite a lot, discovered Kareena Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan when they announced the birth of their son, named Taimur Ali Khan, on Tuesday.
Twitter has been outraging over the choice of name ever since, believing Taimur to be named after Mongol invader Timur or Tamarlane, who destroyed Delhi in the 14th century.
Now, some 24 hours of the name being hotly debated, Kareena's uncle Rishi Kapoor has reminded Twitter that it's nobody's business but the parents. "Why are people so bothered what the parents want to name their child please? Mind your business, it's got nothing to do with you. Parents wish!" wrote Rishi Kapoor, the first person from the family to comment on the controversy.
Rishi Kapoor, who is Kareena's father Randhir Kapoor's younger brother, tweeted:
Why are people so bothered what the parents want to name their child please?Mind your business,it's got nothing to do with you.Parents wish!
— Rishi Kapoor (@chintskap) December 21, 2016
SAIF, KAREENA HAVE RIGHT TO DECIDE THEIR BABY'S NAME, SAYS OMAR ABDULLAH
Omar Abdullah has criticised those who made fun of Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor for naming their newly-born son Taimur. The former Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister says that it's their right to decide the name of their baby and the opinion of the rest doesn't matter.
After the star couple announced their son's name as Taimur Ali Khan Pataudi, social media users went on to vehemently troll the couple. They questioned why they named their son after "the Turco-Mongol conqueror Timur".
The only people who get to decide a baby's name are the parents of said baby & the ones they ask. Why should opinion of the rest matter?
— Omar Abdullah (@abdullah_omar) December 20, 2016
Abdullah hit back at people on Tuesday night and posted: "The only people who get to decide a baby's name are the parents of said baby and the ones they ask. Why should opinion of the rest matter?"
Another tweet by him read: "So congrats to Saif and Kareena and a long happy life to their baby son. May Taimur Ali Khan have a happy and healthy life."
