B'wood actors Aamir, Akshay, Vicky Kaushal & others react to PM Modi's urge to spread voting awareness

Bollywood celebrities respond to PM Modi's urge to spread voting awareness

Akshay Kumar, Vicky Kaushal, Karan Johar, Aamir Khan & a few others quickly posted tweets urging fans to cast their votes

Tweets from PM's twitter handle were posted requesting the same from other popular public figures too

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday appealed to several Bollywood celebrities to increase voting awareness. He urged them to creatively inspire more people to come out and vote during the upcoming Lok Sabha eelctions. Prime Minister Modi took to his Twitter handle to urge Alia Bhatt, Deepika Padukone, Anushka Sharma, Ranveer Singh, Varun Dhawan, Vicky Kaushal, Karan Johar, Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Aamir Khan, Akshay Kumar, Bhumi Pednekar, Ayushmann Khurrana, among others to encourage youngsters to cast their vote. The prime minister used some popular dialogues from Ranveer’s ‘Gully Boy’ and Vicky’s ‘Uri: The Surgical Strike’ to urge the actors to increase voter participation. “My young friends @RanveerOfficial, @Varun_dvn & @vickykaushal09, Many youngsters admire you. It is time to tell them: Apna Time Aa Gaya Hai and that it is time to turn up with high Josh to a voting centre near you,” he tweeted. He asked Alia, Deepika and Anushka to come forward and ask voters to exercise their franchise. “Requesting @deepikapadukone, @aliaa08 and @AnushkaSharma to urge people to vote in large numbers for the coming elections. As renowned film personalities whose work is admired by many, I am sure their message will have a positive impact on our citizens,” Modi wrote. He also sent out similar tweets to other actors. Just minutes after the Prime Minister tweeted, a few of them started to respond to Modi’s request. Akshay Kumar, Aamir Khan, Vicky Kaushal, Karan Johar, Ayushmann Khurrana, Mohanlal & a few have already reacted to Modi's tweet. Check them out below:  Akshay Kumar: "Well said @narendramodi ji. The true hallmark of a democracy lies in people’s participation in the electoral process. Voting has to be a superhit prem katha between our nation and its voters :) "

Well said @narendramodi ji. The true hallmark of a democracy lies in people’s participation in the electoral process. Voting has to be a superhit prem katha between our nation and its voters :) ???????? https://t.co/rwhwdhXj1S

— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) March 13, 2019

Aamir Khan: "Absolutely right sir, Hon PM. Let us all engage as citizens of the biggest democracy in the world. Let us fulfill our responsibility, and avail of our right to get our voice heard. Vote!"

Absolutely right sir, Hon PM. Let us all engage as citizens of the biggest democracy in the world. Let us fulfill our responsibility, and avail of our right to get our voice heard. Vote! https://t.co/24vWPQHXQy

— Aamir Khan (@aamir_khan) March 13, 2019

Vicky Kaushal: "Absolutely Sir. Every vote is a building block for democracy. Let us celebrate the world's largest democracy by making sure that each one of us goes out and votes!"

Absolutely Sir. Every vote is a building block for democracy. Let us celebrate the world's largest democracy by making sure that each one of us goes out and votes! ???? https://t.co/sMyGT12AzZ

— Vicky Kaushal (@vickykaushal09) March 13, 2019

Karan Johar: "Honourable Prime Minister @narendramodi we as a fraternity are dedicated to the cause of creating high voter awareness and will make sure every endeavour is made to communicate the power of voting for a solid and Democratic INDIA! Jai Hind!"

Honourable Prime Minister @narendramodi we as a fraternity are dedicated to the cause of creating high voter awareness and will make sure every endeavour is made to communicate the power of voting for a solid and Democratic INDIA! Jai Hind! https://t.co/aoMnfwvIjA

— Karan Johar (@karanjohar) March 13, 2019

Ayushmann Khurrana: "Honourable PM @narendramodi ji, as aware citizens and opinion leaders it is the duty of every public figure to spread this awareness. We need to vote in maximum numbers and restore faith in the world’s largest democracy. Jai Hind."

Honourable PM @narendramodi ji, as aware citizens and opinion leaders it is the duty of every public figure to spread this awareness. We need to vote in maximum numbers and restore faith in the world’s largest democracy. Jai Hind. https://t.co/IcMU9AQA1w

— Ayushmann Khurrana (@ayushmannk) March 13, 2019

Manoj Bajpayee: "Respected sir I firmly believe that voting in democracy is the most powerful weapon in the hands of common people and urge them to exercise and celebrate.proud to be part of biggest democracy in the world. Thank you."

Respected sir I firmly believe that voting in democracy is the most powerful weapon in the hands of common people and urge them to exercise and celebrate.proud to be part of biggest democracy in the world. Thank you. https://t.co/2jGGzqU9Mv

— manoj bajpayee (@BajpayeeManoj) March 13, 2019

Mohanlal: "Certainly, Sir. It will be my privilege to request all the fellow citizens to exercise their right for a vibrant democracy. @narendramodi @PMOIndia #Elections2019"

Certainly, Sir. It will be my privilege to request all the fellow citizens to exercise their right for a vibrant democracy. @narendramodi @PMOIndia #Elections2019 https://t.co/OlHRTfprOV

— Mohanlal (@Mohanlal) March 13, 2019

Bollywood celebrities often participate in campaign for parties and social causes in order to spread awareness. Coming from public figures and celebrities, the influence is undoubtedly going to be substantial. Apart from B-town celebs, Modi has also urged other popular public figures including cricketers MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli, Anil Kumble, VVS Laxman and Virender Sehwag. PM Modi 4 requests to citizens before Lok Sabha elections; Tweets to Rahul Gandhi, Virat Kohli, Amitabh Bachchan Seven-phased elections in the country will begin on April 11, and will end on May 19. The counting of votes is scheduled to be done on May 23. (With inputs added in ANI copy)

Published at : 13 Mar 2019 04:38 PM (IST)

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