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Dehradun, Feb 14: Two bodies were recovered early on Sunday from the Tapovan tunnel following a seven-day operation to rescue around 30 people trapped in it after a flashflood-hit Joshimath area of Chamoli district, a senior official said.
Even if Bollywood superstar Salman Khan didn’t live up to the title of his seminal blockbuster ‘Dabangg’ (meaning ‘Fearless’), his co-star Sonakshi Sinha, who played a fierce village belle in the film, seems to be making up for her colleague’s perceived apathy in real life.
In a rare display of bravery, the daughter of veteran actor and politician Shatrugnan Sinha has stepped up to go against the popular narrative being spun by Bollywood heavyweights like Akshay Kumar, Ajay Devgn, producer Karan Johar and iconic singer Lata Mangeshkar.
These widely-adored stars from India have been accused by many on social media for toeing the line with a pro-government narrative as they spoke out against international criticism of India’s handling of the ongoing farmers’ protests. The criticism was led by singer Rihanna’s succinct tweet that brought global attention to the people who have been protesting the new farms laws in India.
A section of Bollywood celebrities on Thursday criticised big stars such as Akshay Kumar and Ajay Devgn for their similarly worded tweets in response to pop star Rihanna s post drawing attention to the farmers agitation in India.
Actor Taapsee Pannu, filmmaker Onir, actor Arjun Mathur and others criticised the seemingly orchestrated show of solidarity by the big stars towards the government.
Rihanna, the fourth most followed celebrity on Twitter with over 100 million followers, took to the microblogging site on Tuesday and shared a CNN news article headlined, India cuts internet around New Delhi as protesting farmers clash with police. Why aren t we talking about this? #FarmersProtest, Rihanna wrote on Tuesday.