While there was an active debate on social media on whether the verdict was a fair one or not, whether Khan deserved it or not, his fans have been sticking to their stance: Salman has a heart of gold

After last week's drama around the verdict of Salman Khan's 2002 hit-and-run case, 'bhai-mania' should be a legit term. There were aunties who distributed ladoos outside Galaxy apartments (Khan's Bandra residence) after their favorite superstar got bail and returned home. Khan himself came to his balcony and waved to his tens of thousands of fans, also instructing them to clear traffic and head home. (surprise, surprise, the roads were clear in 10 minutes of Bhai's instruction.)

While there was an active debate on social media on whether the verdict was a fair one or not, whether Khan deserved it or not, his fans have been sticking to their stance: Salman has a heart of gold. His support was seen in hashtags (#SalmanWeLoveYou) and the many placards his fans sported, standing outside his house for hours for one glimpse.

Now, there's a Quora thread that discusses how Salman is really like in real life. One would imagine that a thread like this would attract both acutely negative and positive responses, but apart from the one odd response that calls Salman "a normal human being", whose job it is to entertain, most of the responses call him a "pure soul" and "awesome human being", among other things.

One of the first comments is from a namesake, Salman Warwande. The first few lines had us believe there was a pros and cons list in the making, but we were wrong; his response is just plain confusing.

First, he starts with a list of things that Salman has been accused of, including being involved with the underworld, his controversial dating life, and then starting a charity to evade taxes. However, he ends his response with: "I hope, I have been able to sum up everything of significance. Am so sure he's a hero like every Bhaijaan crazy fan portrays him to be." He comment is upvoted 476 times, though.

Another fan, Anamika Rao, starts out by bringing up his neurological ailments; Trigeminal neuralgia, she says, causes an intense nervous pains, almost bad enough to commit suicide. She then lists out Salman's accomplishments: painting a village in Karjat, Being Responsible "for several underprivileged people for their Education and Healthcare", and one particular "accomplishment" we don't quite understand: "He is man of words, there are many stories about that, you ask him, and it will be yes."

She ends her comments with, "Well to sum it up, I am die hard fan of salman khan and here is arpita khan and salman khan's pic." Upvote count: 89.

Expect to find a "pure soul" comment in the thread. It's a special kind of loyalty, almost the equivalent of saying, "nothing else matter. Bhai to bhai hi rehenge (Bhai will be bhai)." We can't decide if the below response is heart-warming or just plain ignorant, or both:

However, somewhere in the abyss of Bhai's praises, there were two responses that were floating against the tide. An anonymous commentator who said, "Criminal hai boss," must be lauded for their straightforward one-liner. Negative points for hiding behind anonymity, though.

Another comment tried to demystify Salman Khan's bhaijaan image. "He is just a human being doing his job to entertain people. He is not god. If you know how to use media, you can be god," it said.

Well, court verdicts apart, Salman Khan is clearly a hit on social media.