Salman Khan Urges Followers To Greet With ‘Namashkaar’, ‘Salaam’ Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

Salman Khan is the latest Bollywood actor who is asking his followers to stay safe and practice the gesture of ‘namaste’ and ‘salaam’ in place of handshake and hug in the wake of rising cases of coronavirus in India.

Sharing a picture of his perfectly chiselled body at a gym folding his hand in ‘Namaste’ Salman in his post said, “Namashkaar ... hamari sabhyata mein namaste aur salaam hai! Jab #coronavirus Khatam ho jaye tab Haath milao aur gale lago....@beingstrongindia”

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Namashkaar ... hamari sabhyata mein namaste aur salaam hai! Jab #coronavirus Khatam ho jaye tab Haath milao aur gale lago.... @beingstrongindia

A post shared by Salman Khan (@beingsalmankhan) on Mar 4, 2020 at 9:12pm PST

Salman recently touched the mark of 30 million followers on Instagram on Saturday and shared a short video on the platform thanking his fans for it.In the video, he first thanked fans with folded hands and then a salute.

Earlier Anupam Kher in a video asked his fans to practice the Indian way to greet. the veteran actor says that instead of shaking hands or hugging we can greet people by folding our hands and say Namaste. "It's not just hygienic but also centres your energies and since there is no contact with the other person, you can avoid catching the virus." said the actor.

Of late I am being told by lots of people to keep washing hands to prevent any kind of infection. I do that in any case. But also want to suggest the age old Indian way of greeting people called #Namaste. It is hygienic, friendly & centres your energies. Try it. ðŸ™ÂðŸ™Â #caronavirus pic.twitter.com/ix7e6S8Abp

— Anupam Kher (@AnupamPKher) March 3, 2020

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