Speak up on gas costs, PCC chief warns Akshay and Bachchan

NEWLY appointed Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole Thursday threatened to cease capturing of movies starring Amitabh Bachchan and Akshay Kumar in the event that they didn’t make clear their place on the rising gas costs, later saying he meant solely to stage protests towards them.
Addressing mediapersons at Bhandara, Patole stated, “Amitabh Bachchan and Akshay Kumar issued tweets against the hike in petrol and diesel prices during the government of Manmohan Singh. They should also explain their position now on the unjust fuel price hikes by the Modi government. Else we will see to it that their films and shooting for their films are not allowed.”

The lifetime of frequent folks had been badly affected because of the hike in petrol, diesel and cooking fuel costs, Patole stated. “We pay to watch Amitabh Bachchan and Akshay Kumar films. They should now stand up against the Central government’s anti-national policies.”

Asked by The Indian Express what he meant by stopping movies and capturing, Patole stated he wasn’t threatening violence however solely needed to show “the real face” of the actors. “Celebrities must focus on people’s issues. If they did that during Manmohan Singh’s time, why are they not doing so now? They should come clean on whether they are under any pressure. The Congress sent celebrities like Sachin Tendulkar, Lata Mangeshkar and Rekha to the Rajya Sabha through its quota. Now let the real face of the celebrities come to the fore. That’s what I meant. Maarpeet karnaar naahi (We won’t indulge in any violence), but we will show them black flags and will protest against them.”
He stated celebrities have been entitled to their opinion, “but don’t have the right to use people’s love the wrong way”.