After Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar Accused of Supporting Aarey Forest Destruction
Akshay Kumar made headlines on Wednesday taking a Metro ride after a shoot, in order to save time during peak hours of Mumbai's traffic. Since then, the superstar is being trolled over his action, with some netizens calling it a PR stunt and accusing him of supporting the destruction of the Aarey forest.
For quite some time now, Mumbaikars have been protesting against the proposed cutting of 2,700 trees of Aarey forest to accommodate a Metro car shed project. Akshay Kumar's promotion of the Metro on social media is being perceived by many as an attempt on behalf of the actor to indirectly support the felling of trees.
Commenting under the tweet where the actor has shared a video of his metro ride from Ghatkopar to Versova, a user wrote, "Hypocrite!!! Crying over burning of Amazon Rainforest and now smartly justifying the cutting of Aarey forest".
Another user commented, "Not #LikeABoss, Canadian Kumar... More like #AsToldByTheBoss"
Taking a dig at the actor's Canadian citizenship, one user questioned, "Was it as good as in your home country, Canada?"
Another comment read: "Chacha aap toh Canada nikal jaoge, why are destroying #AareyForest before leaving. Your children will have clean air in Canada but what about people and children of Mumbai. Stop this subtle propoganda."