The 49-year-old superstar, no stranger to controversies, said he had complete faith in the judicial system of the country.
"I would like to unconditionally apologise for any misunderstanding I may have created unintentionally.
"I have not said or implied that Yakub Memon is innocent. I have complete faith in the judicial system of our country," the actor tweeted after his remarks triggered criticism and protests.
In a series of six tweets, Salman tried to put a lid on the row generated by his remarks in defence of Memon, sentenced to death in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case.
"I also strongly condemn those who are claiming my tweets are anti-religious. I have always said I respect all faiths and I always will," read his second tweet.
His controversial tweets were posted in the wee hours of the day.
One of them read "Get Tiger (Memon) hang him. Parade him not his brother (Yakub). Another said "1 innocent man killed is killing the humanity."
"My dad called & said I should retract my tweets as they have the potential to create misunderstanding. I here by retract them," said the actor.
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