Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan is known to celebrate festivals with equal faith and enthusiasm, be it Diwali, Janmashtami, Eid or Ganesh Chaturthi and he seems to be teaching his children – Aryan Khan, Suhana Khan and AbRam Khan the same.

On Sunday, Shah Rukh shared a picture of AbRam seeking blessings from Ganesha on his social media handles, and captioned it, “Our Ganpati ‘Pappa’ is home, as the lil one calls him.” Little did the actor know, five-year-old AbRam was becoming the latest victim of online trolls because of the photo.

People on social media, who were offended by the post criticised the Zero actor for preaching his son to worship a Hindu God, despite being a Muslim.

Some of the comments are:

However, Shah Rukh Khan who has always been vocal about secularism shared that he would want his children to love and respect all religions.

He was quoted as saying, “I truly believe traditions and religions are all very personal. I think children, grown-ups should be left to learn it themselves.”

“My parents introduced me to everything. It was a refugee colony where I lived. So my parents used to be equally happy if I used to go to Ramleela or for Eid celebrations. That way, you learn and respect and love each other because you learn each other’s religion on your own. So, I hope my children do the same. My memories and my thinking is this for them,” he added.