Saif it's in human nature to get influence by someone else. No one does it conciously. The influence just happens.
All parents teach their kids right and wrong.
You are an public figure whether you like it or not. You do have some responsibility towards society. You are not living in an island where there are no people. That you can brush of your responsibility.
As there are wacko people in this world with their twisted logic they do things which a sane person won't.