Even as India-Pakistan tension escalates, Bollywood star Akshay Kumar comes out in support of the Indian Army and shames politicians for politicising the surgical strikes. And Twitterati salutes him
Akshay Kumar proving why he is 'Bollywood's poster boy of patriotism'
Akshay Kumar is proving why he is 'Bollywood's poster boy of patriotism' -- on-screen and off-screen too.
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Star Akshay Kumar is the 'new-age poster boy of patriotism' in Bollywood. His recent movies like 'Baby', 'Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty', 'Gabbar is Back', 'Rustom' and 'Airlift' tug at our hearts and evoke the nationalistic fervour.
But that's not all. He has been dubbed the 'the new age 'Bharat' Manoj Kumar' and he justified the sobriquet on Thursday.
Akshay shared a video of himself on social media in which he slammed politicians and others for debating the ban on Pakistani artistes at a time when soldiers have been killed in a terror attack.
The 49-year-old 'Rustom' star, whose father was an army officer, also flayed people for questioning the veracity of the Indian army's surgical strikes on terror launch pads in PoK.
Something which has been on my mind since the past few days and I just had to say it. Not intending to offend anyone...so here goes pic.twitter.com/ASaLwobWgu
— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) October 6, 2016
"Something which has been on my mind since the past few days and I just had to say it. Not intending to offend anyone... so here goes," the actor wrote on social media accounts alongside the video.
"I am not speaking to you as a celebrity today. I am speaking to you as the son of an army man. For the past few days, I have been seeing and reading that people are arguing and some are asking for proof about surgical strikes, some are demanding ban on artistes, while some fear that there might be a war," Akshay said in the video.
"Arey sharam karo (have shame). These debates can happen later. First one must realise that people have already laid down their lives at the border. Nineteen jawans died during the attack and a 24-year-old jawan Nitin Yadav died in Baramulla," he said. The actor termed the current demand for ban on Pakistani artistes as trivial saying the families who lost their loved ones at the border don't really care about these debates.
"Are their families, or the families of our thousands of jawans, worried whether a film will release or not? Whether an artiste will be banned? No. They are worried about their future.
"And our concern should be to ensure that their present and future is better. I am, because they are. You are, because they are and if they are not there, then India won't exist. Jai Hind."
For Akshay helps us focus on what's important: the lives and wellbeing of our soldiers and their families.
And Twitterverse agreed whole-heartedly with the star.
HERE'S HOW THE TWITTERATI REACTED:
@akshaykumar couldn't have said it better!! ðÂu00c2u009fÂu00c2u0091Âu00c2u008f
— Geeta Basra (@Geeta_Basra) October 6, 2016
@akshaykumar I dnt watch movies in general, but just 4 this video will watch ur nxt movie in theatre with family. ðÂu00c2u009fÂu00c2u0091Âu00c2u008d
— AshutoshðÂu00c2u009fÂu00c2u0087®ðÂu00c2u009fÂu00c2u0087³ (@muglikar_) October 6, 2016
@akshaykumar I dnt watch movies in general, but just 4 this video will watch ur nxt movie in theatre with family. ðÂu00c2u009fÂu00c2u0091Âu00c2u008d
— AshutoshðÂu00c2u009fÂu00c2u0087®ðÂu00c2u009fÂu00c2u0087³ (@muglikar_) October 6, 2016
@akshaykumar A Perfect Slap for all the People who think business & politics is higher then country and martyrs died for dignity
— BHASHKAR offline#HDL (@BHASHKARSUMN) October 6, 2016
@akshaykumar Salute and Respect #IndianArmy pic.twitter.com/ahoJ6FaTpN
— EFâÂu00c2u009d¤ï¸Âu00c2u008fAshok Mistry (@ashokmistry4545) October 6, 2016
@akshaykumar hats off to you sir
— âÂu00c2u009a¡à¤¶à¤°à¥Âu00c2u008dमा à¤Âu00c2u009cà¥Âu00c2u0080®™âÂu00c2u009a¡ (@TusharXarma) October 6, 2016
@akshaykumar I can't describe how proud it makes me feel to be your fan. Its my good deeds of past or whatever i can say that i got you idol
— Akshay's Krutika (@MyAkshayKumar) October 6, 2016
@akshaykumar that's straight from the heart and bang on!
— Aabhaas Pandya (@abyboy) October 6, 2016
@akshaykumar !!
— Akshay Kumar ARG FCâÂu00c2u009cÂu00c2u008c (@AkshayKumarARG) October 6, 2016
Proud of AKshay Kumar
Orgullosos de tí Akshay Kumar ðÂu00c2u009fÂu00c2u0092ª pic.twitter.com/wQbOwKggPW
Proud Of Akshay Kumar HE IS THE REAL INDIAN pic.twitter.com/5XuxGen6ki
— rustom pavri (@Housefull3Garg) October 6, 2016
History is made by those
— Deep Valesha (@deepvalesha) October 6, 2016
Who give a damn ðÂu00c2u009fÂu00c2u0098Âu00c2u008e
Proud of Akshay Kumar #JaiHind #BharatMataKiJai #Akshaykumar @akshaykumar pic.twitter.com/dwGE092ZBq
This man needs no awards to become hero.His thoughts, words and work make him one...ðÂu00c2u009fÂu00c2u0091Âu00c2u008fðÂu00c2u009fÂu00c2u0091Âu00c2u008fðÂu00c2u009fÂu00c2u0091Âu00c2u008f#Proud of Akshay Kumar pic.twitter.com/pcBRBQDlEk
— Rohit Prajapati (@Rohitpr424) October 6, 2016
Again Gabbar is back!
— Anagha (@anaghaa_ca) October 6, 2016
Proud of Akshay Kumar
If a movie is made on #SurgicalStrike It will be incomplete without @akshaykumar ðÂu00c2u009fÂu00c2u0098Âu00c2u0098
— Deep Valesha (@deepvalesha) October 6, 2016
Proud of Akshay Kumar pic.twitter.com/mJxX5Y9qjm
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