The Narendra Modi-led BJP government’s decision to scrap Article 370, which safeguarded Kashmir’s special status, has given several Bollywood celebrities a fresh occasion to suck up to the government.
Cue laudatory tweets from Vivek Oberoi, Kangana Ranaut, and of course, Anupam Kher who seems to have given up Bollywood and has become a full-time bhakt.
Their comments came even as political leaders like Omar Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti and Sajjad Lone were put under house arrest in the middle of the night on Monday.
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Restrictions were imposed across the state, with curfew in some places, in the hours leading to Amit Shah making the announcement.
Several Bollywood stars took to social media before and after the announcement to gush about the government’s decision. There were lots of Indian flag emojis involved.
Kangana Ranaut, who is known to have praised the government before, said that she knew only Modi could achieve this feat. She claimed that this would lead to a “terrorism free nation”.
Anupam Kher too praised the government. He, in fact, tweeted hours before the announcement.
Raveen Tandon couldn’t find words
Vivek Oberoi, who even did a whole movie about Modi’s achievements, said this was “homage to all those braves martyred for the dream of a United India.”
Others prayed for peace and safety of Kashmiris: