‘Hurts to see this’: Akshay Kumar on Richa Chadha’s ‘Galwan says hello’ tweet

Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar on Thursday expressed his disappointment after actor Richa Chadha mocked the Indian Military by referring to Galwan the place 20 troopers have been killed in a violent conflict throughout a border stand-off with the Chinese language PLA in 2020.

Chadha’s controversial tweet got here after a Twitter person shared a quote from a high military basic who mentioned the Indian Military was totally ready to take again PoK (Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir).      

Reacting to this, Richa Chadha in a tweet mentioned: “Galwan says hello.” Her assertion didn’t go down properly with many celebrities who made their disappointment recognized.  

Akshay Kumar mentioned that he was harm to see the tweet and that nothing ever ought to make the folks ungrateful in the direction of the nation’s armed forces.  

“Hurts to see this. Nothing ever ought to make us ungrateful in the direction of our armed forces. Woh hain toh aaj hum hain,” he mentioned.  

Nicely-known lyricist, poet, and screenwriter Manoj Muntashir additionally slammed the actor for her remark and mentioned he was ashamed to be a part of the business the place ‘such abominable considering takes shelter.

“As soon as used to proudly say that I work within the Hindi movie business, right now I really feel ashamed that I’m part of that business the place such abominable considering takes shelter. Pricey Bollywood, if you cannot boycott such traitors, then do not complain once more about your being boycotted,” he mentioned.

After going through backlash, Chadha apologised and mentioned that it will sadden her if even unintentionally her “phrases have triggered this sense (harm) in my brothers within the Fauj”.

On Tuesday, Northern Military Commander Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi whereas responding to a query mentioned: “So far as the Indian Military is worried, it’s going to perform any order given by the Authorities of India. Every time such orders are given, we are going to at all times be prepared for it.”