Updated Feb 19, 2021 | 21:33 IST
Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole had earlier threatened to stall films of Bollywood superstars Amitabh Bachchan and Akshay Kumar for not speaking up against the surge in the current fuel prices. Union Minister Ramdas Athawale | Photo Credit: ANI
New Delhi: Union Minister Ramdas Athawale on Friday slammed the Congress party alleging that it has threatened Bollywood superstars Akshay Kumar and Amitabh Bachchan over their tweets against the fuel price hike during the UPA regime. Congress Nana Patole s threat to Akshay Kumar & Amitabh Bachchan for not tweeting against fuel price hike by Centre is not okay. My party is with them. If Congress threatens to disturb their shoot, we ll give them protection, ANI quoted Athawale as saying.
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