New Delhi, March 19 -- Pakistani actor Danish Taimoor responded to allegations of promoting polygamy after his recent remarks on a show went viral. During a live segment of his Ramzan special Mehfil-e-Ramadan, the actor said he was allowed to marry four times. The comment, made in front wife, Ayeza Khan, sparked criticism online.

After facing backlash for days on social media, Danish clarified his statement.

To address the public outrage, he appeared on the same show.

He said, as per Moneycontrol, "Main aur Ayeza hum comments padh kar hass rahe the (Ayeza and I were reading the comments and laughing)."

He further said that his words were misinterpreted.

He said, "Jaisa ki maine kaha tha ki mujhe 4 shaadiyon ki ijaazat hai, lekin main...