A few days have been pretty much rough for Bollywood star Akshay Kumar. Despite doing several hit films back to back, he is at the receiving end of the trolls. The reason is not his movies but his nationality. The B-town celebs were seen voting during Lok Sabha Elections 2019 phase 4, Akki could not do the same as he holds the passport from Canada. However, he got called out for the same after which had given out a clarification on his patriotism, to the fans on social media. Actor and his co-star Anupam Kher came out in his support and now Akshay has thanked him for the same. Did Akshay Kumar Really Not Visit Canada in the Past Seven Years As He Claims? This Old News Says Otherwise!.

The Special 26 actor had tweeted earlier, “Dear @akshaykumar! Have been reading about you explaining to certain people about your loyalty to our country. Stop it! Their real profession is to make people like you & me feel defensive for talking in favour of India. You are a doer. You don’t need to explain to anybody.”

Akshay expressed gratitude for the same in his recent tweet that says, ‘Dearest @AnupamPKher ji, duly noted, also thank you for this and thank you for being more of a friend than a colleague. Hugs.’

While this happens, he is also busy with his next big films. The actor has flicks like Good News, Housefull 4, Mission Mangal, Kanchana Remake in line, going forward.

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