Salim Khan had hoped that apologising on behalf of son Salman Khan for his `raped woman` comment would put an end to the problems that would have arisen.

The veteran writer tweeted yesterday, `Normally people apologise to get rid of the problem but I meant it hoping that the problem would be over.`

He further wrote: `What is the meaning of getting an apology from a person under the guillotine, who knows rightly or wrongly that he has not committed a crime.`

He adds,`But the commercial compulsion of the media wanted to carry it to the saturation point. I regret not knowing this,` he tweeted.