B-town supports Akshay's stand against word 'retard'
News
oi-Kalyani Prasad Keshri
By Sampurn Wire
Bollywood
star
Akshay
Kumar
has
raised
voice
against
a
very
sensitive
issue,
which
is
often
ignored
by
all
of
us.
The
actor,
who
is
Brand
Ambassador
of
the
Special
Olympics,
has
started
campaigning
against
the
use
of
the
word
'retard" for
the
mentally
challenged
people.
The
43
year
old
actor
is
not
the
only
one
in
this
campaign
as
he
is
getting
support
from
the
big
names
of
Bollywood
in
this
noble
step.
Now
a
days,
the
micro-blogging
site
Twitter
has
become
the
most
popular
place
to
raise
any
issue
and
Akshay
has
also
utilized
this
platform
to
speak
for
this
noble
cause.
He
posted
informing
that
he
is
overwhelmed
by
the
support
he
is
getting
from
the
industry
people
in
this
campaign
to
ban
the
use
of
word
'retard".
Akshay
feels
that
these
mentally
and
physically
challenged
people
should
get
the
same
kind
of
recognition
like
the
other
people
get
and
they
should
be
given
a
chance
to
blossom
in
their
abilities.
Megastar
Amitabh
Bachchan
has
come
out
in
support
of
Kumar
and
posted
on
his
blog
that
Akshay
wanted
him
to
do
a
small
TV
bite
stating
how
people
should
not
refer
to
the
disabled
children
with
the
term
'retarded".
They
should
be
rather
handled
with
proper
care
and
understanding
and
they
should
be
supported
to
stand
on
their
own
feet,
Mr
Bachchan
added
saying
that
he
felt
good.
Apart
from
Big
B,
other
Bollywood
celebrities
like
Salman
Khan,
Katrina
Kaif
and
Farah
Khan
also
came
out
in
support
of
this
appreciative
step
taken
by
Akshay
Kumar.
An
overwhelmed
Akshay
tweeted
that
it
feels
great
to
get
such
a
support
from
your
own
fraternity.
He
added
that
Mr
Bachchan,
Katrina,
Salman
and
Farah
have
promised
on
camera
to
support
and
show
respect
to
the
fellow
citizens
with
special
requirements.