After his scathing attack on the 'Gandhi family,' veteran actor Rishi Kapoor took to his Twitter handle to thank people, who have supported him and his thought behind those particular tweets.
"Thank you all for your unprecedented unconditional support, love and solidarity for what I said. Mera Bharat Mahaan!" he wrote.
"Thank you, thank you world over! Your reaction coming is unprecedented. I meant it from my heart and you know it. And I know you know it!" Kapoor added.
In his series of tweets, the 'Kapoor and Sons' actor snapped directly at the political system of India, especially the grand old "Gandhi family."
The 63-year-old actor took to his Twitter handle to ask question over naming of the roadways, airports and railway stations on the names of "Gandhi family" members through a series of tweets.
"Change Gandhi family assets named by Congress.Bandra/Worli Sea Link to Lata Mangeshkar or JRD Tata link road. Baap ka maal samjh rakha tha ?" he wrote.
"If roads in Delhi can be changed why not Congress assets/property ke naam? Was in Chandigarh wahan bhi Rajeev Gandhi assets? Socho? Why?" the actor added.
The actor, with these allegations, added the fact that the names should be after people from every genre, who have contributed to the society.
"We must name important assets of the country who have contributed to society. Har cheez Gandhi ke naam? I don't agree. Sochna log!" he tweeted.
Kapoor then asked for suggestion from people on whether or not the names can be after film personalities like Dilip Kumar, Dev Anand, Ashok Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan and others.
"Film City should be named Dilip Kumar,Dev Anand,Ashok Kumar ya Amitabh Bachchan ke naam? Rajeev Gandhi udyog Kya hota hai? Socho doston!" Kapoor wrote.
"Imagine Mohamad Rafi Mukesh Manna Dey Kishore Kumar venues on their name like in our country. Just a suggestion" he tweeted.
"Why Indira G airport International ? Why not Mahatma Gandhi or Bhagat Singh Ambedkar or on my name Rishi Kapoor. As superficial! What say?" the next tweet read.
"Raj Kapoor has made India proud over the years all over even after his death. Certainly more than What has been perceived by politics," it added.
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