Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar, who along with his wife Twinkle Khanna has been involved in a controversy surrounding his decision to auction off a piece of costume from his film Rustom, shot down trolls who’d been attacking them.
Akshay Kumar says that he has not done anything wrong by auctioning off a costume he wore in the period thriller, Rustom. A backlash erupted when Akshay and his wife Twinkle Khanna announced their decision to auction the costume to raise money for animal welfare.
Akshay, who was present as the brand ambassador of New India Conclave on Tuesday evening, said this when he was asked to comment on the ongoing controversy.
The National Award winning actor said: “I support my wife on that matter. I and my wife are doing some work with good intention for a good cause. That was a costume that I used in the film. It is going for (for auction) a good cause. I do not think we have done anything wrong.”
“If anyone finds it wrong then it is okay. I cannot do anything on that,” he added.
Akshay replied to the question raised by the media in the presence of Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.
On April 26, Akshay tweeted “Hi all, I’m thrilled to announce that you can bid to win the actual naval officer uniform I wore in Rustom! Auction’s proceeds will support the cause of animal rescue and welfare. Place your bid at http://www.SaltScout.com !”
The controversy started when a person took to Facebook to express his opinion on why the ‘auction of a naval officer’s uniform’ is wrong. That was further tweeted to Akshay’s wife Twinkle Khanna.