I think @
KingMamba created a myth around him not because of acceptance issues but rather because he wanted social elevation in our society !
You see before doing this when he used to say 'Sallam' people would ignore him....after he moved to another area & started telling everyone that he was a 'Syed' they would line up before his House every morning & would use to give him the Sallam in person in addition to leaving all sorts of things at his door step from gold chains to well bred animals etc.
I think maybe that was the reasoning behind it all !
Too bad I met someone from his previous village to know the truth !