Amitabh Bachchan opens up on Atmanirbhar – Our self-reliance should not be questioned.
Amitabh Bachchan opens up on Atmanirbhar – Our self-reliance should not be questioned.
No sooner Bollywood celebrities united to promote Lakshadweep as a tourist destination in the midst of the ongoing row with the Maldives, Amitabh Bachchan also shared his appreciation for the Indian island, healing praises on the stunning beautiful location.
The 81-year-old actor shared a post on X, by former cricketer Virendra Sehwag where the cricketer had condemned the “dig at our country and our Prime Minister by Maldives ministers.
Shewag wrote that “Bharat is known for conversion of all Aapda into Avsar, and this dig at our country and our Prime Minister by Maldives ministers is a great opportunity for Bharat to create just the necessary infrastructure to make them attractive to tourists and boost our economy.
The Bollywood star took on the cricketer’s call to name his “favourite unexplored beautiful places” and pitched Andaman and Lakshadweep Islands, praising the stunning beaches.
He wrote on his X “Viru paji .. this is so relevant and in the right spirit of our land .. our own are the very best .. He has traveled to Lakshadweep and Andamans and they are such stunningly beautiful locations .. stunning waters beaches and the underwater experience is simply unbelievable.
We are Bharat. We are Atmanirbhar. Our self-reliance should not be questioned.
Jai Hind.
Meanwhile on Sunday, Akshay Kumar, Varun Dhawan, Salman Khan, Shraddha Kapoor along with veteran cricketers Sachin Tendulkar, Venkatesh Prasad and Virender Sehwag had urged people to explore domestic islands instead of traveling to the Maldives.
The tussle amidst India and the Maldives kicked-off following three Maldivian ministers who made derogatory posts on
PM Modi’s recent visit to Lakshadweep where he pitched the island as a domestic tourist destination.
The comments were met with a huge backlash with Boycott Maldives trending on social media and several Indian claiming to cancel their holiday to the island nation.
Following the criticism, the government of Maldives suspended the three deputy ministers saying their personal views do not represent its position.
News Edit K.V.Raman
