Amid Lakshadweep-Maldives Row, Vir Das Says Celebs Are Terrified To Post About Their Trip Now

In the midst of strained relations between the Maldives and India, celebrities like Akshay Kumar and Amitabh Bachchan have defended Lakshadweep island and urged Indians to discover its splendor. Vir Das, an actor, comedian, and Emmy Award winner, has also responded to criticism.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi posted pictures from his trip to the Lakshadweep islands on X on January 4. Politicians, government officials, and Indian social media users engaged in a social media battle after he shared a message promoting tourism in Lakshadweep, the Maldives.

Vir Das Reacts To Lakshadweep-Maldives Row

Vir Das took to X and wrote, "Firstly, happy Lakshadweep is getting some love! Secondly, somewhere in the Maldives, right now, is an Indian celebrity/ influencer, who didn’t eat carbs for two weeks, took the best vacation photos ever, and is TERRIFIED to post them."

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Amitabh Bachchan reacts to Virendra Sehwag’s tweets

Virender Sehwag shared several pictures and wrote, "Whether it be the beautiful beaches of Udupi, Paradise Beach in Pondi, Neil and Havelock in Andaman, and many other beautiful beaches throughout our country, there are so many unexplored places in Bharat which have so much potential with some infrastructure support. Bharat is known for converting all Aapda into Avsar, and this dig at our country and our Prime Minister by Maldives ministers is a great Avsar for Bharat to create just the necessary infrastructure to make them attractive to tourists and boost our economy. Please do name your favourite unexplored beautiful places."

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Reacting to it, Amitabh added, "Viru paji .. this is so relevant and in the right spirit of our land .. our own are the very best .. I have been to Lakshadweep and Andamans and they are such astonishingly beautiful locations .. stunning waters beaches and the underwater experience is simply unbelievable...Hum Bharat hai, hum atmanirbhar hai, humari atmanirbharta pe aanch mat daliye (We are India, we are self-reliant, don't let anything blemish ourself-reliance), Jai Hind @virendersehwag."

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