New Delhi: Actor Akshay Kumar and star Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal have been threatened by Maoists for extending help to the families of the CRPF jawans, who were martyred in an attack by at Sukma on March 16.
Media reports said that the Bastar south sub-zonal bureau of the Communist Party of India (Maoist) has published some leaflets threatening Akshay Kumar and Saina Nehwal.
According to the reports, the leaflets say that the Maoists condemn the efforts of bollywood actors, sportspersons and other celebrities for extending help to the martyrs’ families. The leaflets also ask them to stand by the side of the Maoists.
The leaflets further asked Akshay Kumar and Saina Nehwal to raise their voices against what the Maoists call the ‘excesses’ committed by the CRPF on ‘revolutionaries’.
These leaflets were published in both Hindi and regional Gondi languages. There were circulated over the last week when the Maoists celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Naxalbari movement.
For record, Akhay Kumar donated Rs 9 lakh to the families of 12 CRPF jawans, who were martyred in a Maoist attack in Sukma on March 16 this year.
