Akshay Kumar On Citizenship Controversy: "I Have Never Denied That I Hold A Canadian Passport"

Nagini Shree |May 04, 2019

Akshay Kumar issued a statement about his citizenship after his absence was called out at the recent Lok Sabha Elections 2019 in Mumbai.

one of the biggest releasesAkshay Kumar said that he never hid the fact that he holds a Canadian passport. The superstar was strictly slammed for not casting his ballot in the election after his wife, Twinkle Khanna, was seen at polling booth except for her husband.

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#TwinkleKhanna ma'am after voting #AkshayKumar

Bài viết do Delhi Akkians (@delhiakkians) chia sẻ vào Th04 29, 2019 lúc 6:18am PDT

At the screening of film Blank, when being asked about how he would react to the criticism over his absence from the voting booth, Akshay Kumar dismissed the question with a smile and walked off. In no time, the actor, who wears patriotism on his sleeves, was trolled.

Akshay Kumar was the first Bollywood celebrities to be tagged by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to encourage people to vote. He was recently seen in a one to one interaction with PM Modi on totally unpolitical grounds.

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While the whole country is talking elections and politics, here’s a breather. Privileged to have done this candid and COMPLETELY NON POLITICAL freewheeling conversation with our PM @narendramodi . Watch it at 9 AM tomorrow via ANI for some lesser known facts about him!

Bài viết do Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) chia sẻ vào Th04 23, 2019 lúc 7:52am PDT

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Do you ever wonder whether PM Modi manages to laugh during the heat of the election campaign? You’ll get the answer tomorrow at 9am on ANI, in an informal and non-political conversation that I got the chance to do with @narendramodi ji. Do watch!

Bài viết do Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) chia sẻ vào Th04 23, 2019 lúc 8:32am PDT

Reacting to those trolls, Akshay Kumar has issued an official statement admitting his Canadian citizenship. Akshay said in a statement.

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— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) 3 tháng 5, 2019

Though holding a Canadian passport, his love has always been for his motherland India. In fact, the actor showed his disappointment that his citizenship was being dragged into “needless controversy.”

Akshay 960x540 — *Akshay Kumar accepts to hold Canadian citizenship. Source: nripulse.com*

The actor said.

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Privileged to have started the day with such a heartfelt interview at my favourite place in #Delhi , the Red Fort with @sudhirchaudhary72. This is a special one for #Kesari, coming up tonight at 9 pm on @zeenews

Bài viết do Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) chia sẻ vào Th03 18, 2019 lúc 8:03pm PDT

He added.

After Akshay Kumar’s statement, many Bollywood celebrities came out to support him including film exhibitor Akshaye Rathi, actor RJ Salil Acharya, and collaborator Paresh Rawal.

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Have watched him grow up from a lanky little kid to this fine young man. Extremely happy to share the #BlankTrailer introducing @karankapadiaofficial ! @iamsunnydeol @behzu @carnivalpicturesindia #TonyDsouza. Check the link in bio.

Bài viết do Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) chia sẻ vào Th04 4, 2019 lúc 12:59am PDT

On the work front, Akshay Kumar has several projects in his kitty. He is prepping for the release of his upcoming films Good News with Kareena Kapoor. Before that, he has two other releases in Mission Mangal and Housefull 4. Akshay will also reunite on the big screen with Katrina Kaif after a decade in Rohit Shetty cop-drama, Sooryavanshi.