Days after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi dragged Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan and daughter-in-law actor Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in his cryptic attack on the BJP during his Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, the star posted back a cryptic message on X, saying he was spending the evening focusing on his physical and mental health while putting everything aside.
“T 4929 – time for work out .. mobility of the body .. flexibility of the mind .. all else can wait ..” Amitabh Bachchan posted. He also shared a blog post revealing that he was travelling for work after a long haul. “Work travel after long .. absence from the base after long .. not being able to be at the GOJ on the Sunday after long .. feels incomplete .. BUT .. Life goes on ..” Big B wrote.
T 4929 – time for work out .. mobility of the body .. flexibility of the mind .. all else can wait ..— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) February 21, 2024
“And the desire to continue should never fade .. or so the pundits and the wise keep advising .. and the reality is something else .. but still we linger and make effort .. and with the push and support of the wellwishers .. You all are relentless , filled with the grace and energy that walks beside me .. giving me hope and courage .. May I live up to it .. is the prayer .. ever .. My love and my gratitude .. always,” he added in the blog.
The veteran superstar hasn’t issued a statement or reaction to Rahul Gandhi’s statement about him.
The leader was talking about the Ram Mandir launch, highlighting the absence of invitations to Dalits, backward classes, and even the President, labeling it as an insult to these sections of society.
“By inviting industrialists and Amitabh Bachchan to the consecration ceremony of the Ram temple, Modi gave the message that the country’s 73 percentage of people has no importance,” Gandhi remarked at a gathering in Lalganj Indira Chowk, Rampur Khas Assembly constituency. In a separate rally, Rahul said, “Aishwarya will be seen dancing and Bachchan saab will do a Balle Balle!”
His statements were criticised by many social media users, including singer Sona Mohapatra. She called him out for demeaning women.
“What’s with politicians demeaning women in their speeches to get some brownie points in a sexist landscape? Dear Rahul Gandhi, sure someone has demeaned your own mother (Sonia Gandhi), sister (Priyanka Gandhi) similarly in the past, and irrespective you ought to know better? Also, Aishwarya Rai dances beautifully,” the singer posted on X.
The BJP, responding to Gandhi’s salvo, shared a compilation of his speeches where he is seen making a mention of Aishwarya Rai.
“Television channels only show Aishwarya Rai dancing. They don’t show anything about the poor people,” Rahul Gandhi said in one of the speeches.
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