Actress Ramya slams PM for taking Canadian Akshay Kumar aboard INS Sumitra
Team Udayavani, May 9, 2019, 7:00 PM IST
Bengaluru: Congress’ social media strategist Divya Spandana aka Ramya on Thursday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for allegedly taking Canadian citizen Akshay Kumar with him onboard Indian Navy warship Sumitra.
Her attack on Modi came a day after he accused late prime minister Rajiv Gandhi of using warship INS Viraat as a “personal taxi” for a family holiday.
“Yeh teek tha? @narendramodi you took a Canadian citizen @akshaykumar with you on-board INS Sumitra,” Spandana tweeted with the hashtag ‘sabse bada jhoota Modi (biggest liar Modi)’.
Setting to rest speculation about his citizenship, actor Akshay Kumar had earlier this month said he holds a Canadian passport.
Spandana also tagged a link to an article which raised questions as to why Bollywood was roped in for International Fleet Review at Visakhapatnam in 2016.
“Kumar even sailed in the presidential yacht INS Sumitra along with naval chiefs and other VVIPs,” the report said.
Spandana also asked Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan to clear his stand on the INS Viraat issue, citing a report which quoted former Lakshadweep administrator Wajahat Habibullah denying the PM’s claim and saying check with Bachchan in case of doubt.
Prime Minister Modi, at a rally here on Wednesday, accused the Gandhi family of using warship INS Viraat as its “personal taxi” for a holiday when Rajiv Gandhi was at the helm, launching a fresh attack on the late Congress leader days after throwing the “bhrashtachari no 1” barb at him.
“Ever imagined that a premier warship of the Indian armed forces could be used as a taxi for a personal holiday? One dynasty did it,” Modi had said.
The Navy was made to host the Gandhi family and Rajiv Gandhi’s in-laws, and a helicopter was also deployed in their service, Modi had claimed, adding that when a family becomes supreme, the country’s security is at stake.
“INS Viraat was insulted by using it as a personal taxi. This happened when Rajiv Gandhi and his family was out for a 10-day vacation.
“INS Viraat was deployed for securing our maritime boundary.But, it was diverted to take the Gandhi family which was out for a vacation,” Modi had said.
Congress leaders, including its president Rahul Gandhi and general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, have hit out at Modi for his barb at their father, who was India’s prime minister between 1984-89.
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