Anupam Kher On Article 370 Being Revoked In Jammu And Kashmir: "It Was A Cancer That Was Harming J&K For Several Years"
After Article 370 was scrapped from Jammu and Kashmir, an elated Anupam Kher expressed his 'sheer' happiness by sharing a video on his Instagram handle
On Monday, August 5, 2019, PM Narendra Modi Government created history by taking the decision of scrapping Article 370 from Jammu and Kashmir that grants the state a special status. Home Minister Amit Shah proposed to abolish Article 370. With this announcement, a lot of reactions started pouring on social media. From netizens to our Bollywood celebs, everyone took to their social media sites to share their reaction on the same. And amongst them is Anupam Kher is extremely delighted with this decision. On that note, a Kashmiri Pandit himself, shared a video where he is expressing his happiness as well as telling us how it is now one country.
Being a Kashmiri Pandit himself, he says that it is an emotional and powerful moment to witness. While sharing a video on his Instagram, he wrote, "I WOKE UP TODAY IN NEW YORK TO THE BEST NEWS OF MY LIFE ABOUT KASHMIR. AND THAT TOO ON THE DAY MY AUTOBIOGRAPHY #LessonsLifeTaughtMeUnknowingly GOT RELEASED! WHAT BETTER GIFT, LIFE COULD OFFER A KASHMIRI BOY. THANK YOU GOD, #GovtOfIndia, PM @narendramodi AND #AmitShah. CONGRATULATIONS INDIA. JAI HIND. 🇮🇳🇮🇳 #KuchBhiHoSaktaHai" Watch the video below:
In the video, he says, "Article 370 was a cancer that was harming J&K for last several decades. I am glad, we have finally found a cure & we now can march towards development & peace in J&K."
Apart from Anupam Kher, many celebs such as Kangana Ranaut, Raveena Tandon, Richa Chadda, Paresh Rawal, Zaira Wasim, Sanjay Suri, Dia Mirza, writer Chetan Bhagat, director Kunal Kohli have expressed their opinions on their social media handles.
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