Vivek Agnihotri reacts angrily to Richa Chadha’s ‘Galwan says hi’ tweet: ‘They have cheeks to question our great Army’

Director Vivek Agnihotri has reacted angrily to actor Richa Chadha’s ‘Galwan says hi’ tweet. Taking to Twitter, Vivek wrote on Friday, “Bollywoodiyas are the first to stand up against establishment, oppression and authority. They are also the first to kneel down in front of Bollywood’s corrupt establishment. But they have cheeks to question our great Army.” (Also Read | Anupam Kher reacts to Richa Chadha’s ‘shameful’ Galwan tweet: Only cowards…)

Reacting to his tweet, a Twitter user wrote, “I thought you too make films for Bollywood.” Vivek replied, “NO. I DON’T. I am an independent filmmaker.

Recently, Richa Chadha had written on Twitter, “Galwan says hi” in response to the Northern Army Commander Lt General Upendra Dwivedi’s statement that the Indian Army is “waiting for orders from the govt (sic)” in reclaiming Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). Several Bollywood celebrities including Anupam Kher, Akshay Kumar, and Kay Kay Menon among others criticised her post.

Anupam Kher had tweeted, “Desh ki burai karke kuch logon ke beech lokpriya hone ki koshi karna kayar aur chote logon ka kaam hai. Aur sena ke samman ko daav par lagana… isse zyada sharmnaak aur kya ho sakta hai (trying to become popular among some people by talking badly about your country is the work of cowards and small people. And putting the honour of the army at stake… what can be more shameful than this).”

Akshay Kumar had also written on Twitter, “Hurts to see this. Nothing ever should make us ungrateful towards our armed forces. Woh hain toh aaj hum hain (they are there so we exist).” Kay Kay had also tweeted, “Our brave men and women in uniform, put their life on the line to keep every citizen of our Nation safe & secure! Least we can do is to behold love, respect & gratitude, in our hearts, towards such valour! Jai Hind! Vande Mataram.”

Richa Chadha had issued an apology and said she did not intend to offend the Indian Army. A part of her tweet read, “Even though it can never be my intention in the least, if the 3 words which are being dragged into a controversy have offended or hurt anyone, I apologise and also say that it would sadden me if even unintentionally my words have triggered this feeling in my brothers in the Fauj (army) of which my own Nanaji has been an illustrious part.”