India, Oct. 31 -- Former Bollywood actor-turned-seer Mamta Kulkarni has sparked a row after she seemed to let underworld don Dawood Ibrahim off the hook for the 1993 Mumbai blasts and stated that he "is not a terrorist."

However, the former actor later backtracked on her comments, saying they had been misconstrued.

Mamta was in Gorakhpur this week for a three-day spiritual tour. According to PTI, while addressing a press conference there on Tuesday, she hat Dawood Ibrahim "did not carry out the Mumbai blasts and is not a terrorist".

The statement sparked a controversy with many on social media criticising her for letting the gangster off the hook. Dawood is one of the main accused in the 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts, which killed 257 people...