The Indian film industry, which prides itself on its secular image, appears to be taking sides for the first time during this Lok Sabha elections with several Bollywood A-listers asking people to vote "smart" and choose wisely. Here are some of the top tweets:
The leader of genius must have the ability to make different opponents appear as if they belonged to one category. Adolf Hitler— Mahesh Bhatt (@MaheshNBhatt) April 17, 2014
Some of brightest minds in India supported Congress party. How did they just buy in2 d idea of right of succession by birth in a Democracy?— Shekhar Kapur (@shekharkapur) April 13, 2014
With all d books about Manmohan Singh, why doesn’t he come out n set the record straight himself? C’mon Mr Singh ‘The Nation wants to know”— Shekhar Kapur (@shekharkapur) April 14, 2014
Since no member of Sangh parivar ha— Javed Akhtar (@Javedakhtarjadu) April 4, 2014
He is confidence determination personified .Let every young person of our nation be VIRAT KOHLI of what ever he or she is doing ,— Javed Akhtar (@Javedakhtarjadu) April 4, 2014
Ishq wala love…Trophy wali toffee…Dumb se dumber wala PM…Beta Topi pehnao. All ij well.#SOTY https://t.co/kPK7H9EvrE— Aamir Bashir (@AamirBashir) April 16, 2014
Just as it isn’t advisable to watch #WrestleMania before an exam, so should voters not be distracted by the #CongBJP sham on TV. #Vote4AAP— रanviर_ डhoरeय_ (@RanvirShorey) April 14, 2014
Since Few of my colleagues r telling people who 2 vote for. It is also imp to tell people to vote for @narendramodi 4 Betterment of India.:)— Anupam Kher (@AnupamPkher) April 16, 2014
What does not effect you today,might knock at your door tomorrow.Its easy to get seduced by the word “DEVELOPMENT”. Its CHANGE calling- #AAP— Onir (@IamOnir) April 11, 2014
One joke that people will get very late, about a month from now is… अबकी बार मोदी सरकार।— Anubhav Sinha (@anubhavsinha) April 15, 2014
KejriWall भैय्या ये दीवार टूटती क्यों नहीं है ?— Anubhav Sinha (@anubhavsinha) April 15, 2014
Let’s hope better sense prevails and our film industry elects @narendramodi with a thumping majority.It’s time India got a visionary leader.— Madhur Bhandarkar (@mbhandarkar268) April 16, 2014
Launching a personal attack on a man who has done more for his State than any other leader, reeks of conspiracy & unwarranted paranoia.— Madhur Bhandarkar (@mbhandarkar268) April 16, 2014
To elaborate, my piece in the Hindustan Times (op-ed) today is about voting choices and your idea of India. Have tweeted the link earlier.— Rahul Bose (@RahulBose1) April 16, 2014
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