Twitter slams Akshay Kumar for 'walking over map of India' in new video: ‘Show some respect’

Akshay Kumar posted a clip on Twitter, in which people spotted the actor stepping on the map of India and slammed him for disrespecting the country.

Actor Akshay Kumar recently posted a clip on Twitter for an advertisement, where he was seen walking on a digitalised version of a globe. Netizens were quick to notice that the actor was stepping on the map of India in the clip and slammed him for showing no respect towards the country. (Also read: Tiger Shroff dances to Selfiee song Main Khiladi with Akshay Kumar, fans love their energy: 'Aag laga di')

In his new post on social media, netizens spotted Akshay Kumar stepping on the map of India.

In the clip that Akshay posted on his social media accounts, he was seen promoting an international airlines company, which had announced its global tour that would begin in March. In the clip, Akshay is seen smiling and walking around the digitally created version of a globe. The advertisement also featured actors Disha Patani, Nora Fatehi, Mouni Roy and Sonam Bajwa.

A section of Twitter users slammed Akshay for walking on a map of India in the ad. A person wrote, "Bhai thodi to respect kar liya karo hamare Bharat ki (Brother, please show some respect to our country.)" While another user said, "What a shameful and arrogant person… walking on India's map..." Another one said, "What do you want to achieve by doing this? Respect India." A user said, "Seriously. Who came up with this idea to walk on a map ? No matter how much people want to distance themselves from these issues, you movie folks keep doing these blatant mistake,s which is responsible for the ire you guys are receiving." Another person said, "Had any of the Khans (Bollywood actors) rubbed the map of India with their shoes, then they would have been boycotted by now."

Akshay will be next seen in Selfiee, which stars Emraan Hashmi, Nushrratt Bharuccha and Diana Penty. Directed by Raj Mehta, Selfiee will be released in theatres on February 24. The first song from the film, Main Khiladi, is a remix of Akshay's iconic song Main Khiladi Tu Anari, and was released last week. Main Khiladi is recreated by Tanishk Bagchi, with original lyrics by Maya Govind and music by Anu Malik.