Amitabh Bachchan (Photo Credit: Instagram)
New Delhi:
Actor Amitabh Bachchan On April 05 observed Prime Minister Narendra Modis's call for switching off lights and lighting candles or mobile flashlight from balcony of their houses for nine minutes. The actor also shared pictures of him pointing torch from his Mumbai residence. However one among the many tweets he shared was a photo of India glowing on a dark world map.
T 3492 -" है अà¤ÂÂधेरी रात पर दीवा जलाना कब माना है " ... another epic poem of my Father .. and how visionary it has proven tonight .. for the #9PM9minute call ..
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) April 5, 2020
Will put up the entire poem by tomorrow .. on video !!â¤ï¸Â pic.twitter.com/MeQ3PJ03tu
The original tweet read, “When the world was in darkness, India was illuminated. Today’s picture says it all.” Retweeting it, Amitabh wrote, “The World sees us .. we are ONE.”
विशà¥ÂÂव जब डगमगा रहा था ! हिंदà¥ÂÂसà¥ÂÂतान जगमगा रहा था !! आज की तसà¥ÂÂवीर यही बयां कर रही है.🇮🇳ðŸ™ÂÂ🇮🇳@SrBachchan pic.twitter.com/jFnRdA6I3Y
— Ritika Jain (@ReetJain15) April 5, 2020
Soon his followers disagreed to his post and asked him to stop posting fake forwards. “And this is FAKE, sojao sir,” read one tweet. “Don’t use fake pictures and repost done by your irrational person @SrBachchan ji!" read another.
And this is FAKE, sojao sir 😂
— Salman Nizami (@SalmanNizami_) April 5, 2020
Very true, he just lost all the respect he earned! Don’t know if it’s the age or some agenda but it’s his is not good!
— davidoff! (@JonPositive) April 5, 2020
Some of his followers found the post merely metaphorical as a celebration to India's unity amid a gloomy time.
Ofcourse it's not satellite pic and Big B knows it. He is just talking about unity India has shown as leading the leading light to the world. Saw many trolling him. He couldn't care less. 😊
— Vikas Pandey (@MODIfiedVikas) April 5, 2020
Amitabh -- who has been at the forefront of spreading awareness about coronavirus --but had recieved social media flak quite some time. Amitabh took to Twitter on Friday to share a video where he talked of Chinese experts discovering that the common housefly, which sits on excreta, can transmit the coronavirus. Netizens called out the actor spreading miinformation as the fact was denied by the health ministry.
Meanwhile the actor will be seen in a short film on coronavirus titled 'Family' with Priyanka Chopra, Alia Bhatt, Rajinikanth, Mamoothy.
