Akshay Kumar, Prakash Raj, Vivek Agnihotri: Celebs who reacted to Richa Chadha’s Galwan tweet

Richa Chadha has been under fire after she reacted to the statement of Northern Army Commander Lt General Upendra Dwivedi that the Indian Army is ready to take Pakistan-occupied Kashmir back by making a reference to Galwan. The tweet by Richa read, ‘Galwan Says Hi’

Following a backlash on social media, the actress immediately deleted the tweet and apologised. However, she is still getting slammed on Twitter. Many Bollywood celebrities, too, reacted to the whole controversy on social media. While some lashed out at her like others, others came out in support of the ‘Fukrey’ actress. Here are some of the celebrity tweets about the controversy:

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Reacting to Richa Chadha’s tweet, Akshay Kumar took a jibe at the actress and wrote that nothing should ever make us ungrateful towards our armed forces. "Hurts to see this. Nothing ever should make us ungrateful towards our armed forces. Woh hain toh aaj hum hain (we are here because of them)," he tweeted.

While Richa Chadha has been receiving backlash from all sides, actor Prakash Raj came out in support of the actress. He also slammed Akshay Kumar’s tweet against the actress. He tweeted, "Didn’t expect this from you @akshaykumar… having said that @RichaChadha is more relevant to our country than you sir..." In another post, he added, "Yes we stand with you @RichaChadha... we understand what you meant."

Kay Kay Menon joined the bandwagon of celebrities who called out Richa Chadha for her Galwan taunt. He wrote, ‘Our brave men and women in uniform, put their life on the line to keep every citizen of our Nation safe & secure! Least we can do is to behold love, respect & gratitude, in our hearts, towards such valour! #JaiHind! Vande Mataram.’

Paresh Rawal took to his Twitter handle to share his opinion on the entire controversy. He wrote, ‘Indian armed forces. Aap hain to hum hai (we live because you are there)." Anupam Kher had also criticized the actress and posted, "Trying to become popular among some people by speaking poorly about your country is the work of cowards and small people. And putting the honor of the army at stake…. What can be more shameful than this."

‘The Kashmir Files’ director Vivek Agnihotri also slammed Richa Chadha on her Galwan taunt. He wrote, "Bollywoodiyas are the first to stand up against establishment, oppression and authority. They are also the first to kneel down in front of Bollywood’s corrupt establishment. But they have cheeks to question our great Army. I am not surprised at all with this behaviour. They genuinely feel anti-India. Dil ki baat jubaan pe aa hi jaati hai. And then they ask why people want to #BoycottBollywood #Shame."

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