Cleric says Saif, Kareena marriage cannot be termed as nikkah

President of Jamiatul Ulema of India’s Mahashtra says if Kareena wants to marry Saif, then she should accept Islam. PHOTO: FILE

President of Jamiatul Ulema of India’s Mahashtra state, Maulana Hafeez Nadeem Siddiqui, said on Tuesday that the marriage between Bollywood actors Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor cannot be termed as “nikkah”, reported India TV News.

Siddqui said that the religions of both the actors are different, and if Khan calls himself a Muslim, then he should marry according to Islamic law.

The cleric further said that if Kapoor wants to marry Khan, then she should first embrace Islam. He said as for now, the wedding taking place tomorrow is nothing “but a joke”.