A big row has erupted over actor Akshay Kumar’s decision to auction a naval uniform he wore in film Rustom. The move was criticised by people on the social media, some of them expressing anger.
Twinkle Khanna responded to the trolls with a warning to take legal action against them.
Akshay Kumar took to Twitter to make the announcement of the uniform auction for a cause, saying, “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!”
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Using all the goodwill I have left to raise money for a good cause 🙂 Do bid folks! And thank you @karanjohar @iHrithik @sonamakapoor and of course @akshaykumar for giving all this fab stuff to @SaltScout https://t.co/YxIobTNS8D
— Twinkle Khanna (@mrsfunnybones) April 26, 2018
Twinkle Khanna shared the same tweet and got a reply from ‘an enraged citizen’. In a post shared by Sandeep Unnithan, a journalist, there was a message for Twinkle, which read, “If you even make a feeble attempt to auction this piece of costume in the garb of ‘UNIFORM’ then I will drag you to the court. You touch our honour and we will give you a bloody nose.”
And this response to @mrsfunnybones ill advised idea to auction the Rustom costume comes from one of the finest men in uniform I know- Lt Col Sandeep Ahlawat. pic.twitter.com/lwDXuG0CLm
— Sandeep (@SandeepUnnithan) April 28, 2018
To this, Twinkle Khanna answered with a tweet: “As a society do we really think it’s all right to threaten a woman with bodily harm for trying to raise funds for a charity by auctioning a uniform used in a movie, a piece of film memorabilia? I will not retaliate with violent threats but by taking legal action!”
As a society do we really think it’s all right to threaten a woman with bodily harm for trying to raise funds for a charity by auctioning a uniform used in a movie,a piece of film memorabilia ? I will not retaliate with violent threats but by taking legal action! #JaiHind https://t.co/OF7e5lTHel
— Twinkle Khanna (@mrsfunnybones) April 29, 2018
The auction was announced by Akshay Kumar and Twinkle Khanna on 26 April for animal welfare. Trolls slammed the idea of auctioning an army uniform. However, the auction initiated by the website SaltScout has received a bid of Rs. 5 crore already.
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Rustom, starring Akshay Kumar, is a film based on popular Nanavati murder case. KM Nanavati, a naval officer murdered his wife’s lover after he found about his wife’s infidelity and then surrendered to the police.