Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar sparked rumours of him joining politics and even contesting the general elections with a cryptic tweet on Monday. “Getting into an unknown and uncharted territory today,” he said. Adding that he was excited and nervous, he said he was doing something he has never done before. Putting an end to speculations of his electoral plunge, however, he put out another tweet clarifying he is not contesting elections.
Getting into an unknown and uncharted territory today. Doing something I have never done before. Excited and nervous both. Stay tuned for updates.
— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) April 22, 2019
Grateful for all the interest shown in my previous tweet but just clarifying in light of some wild speculation, I am not contesting elections.
— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) April 22, 2019
There were rumours the BJP would field the actor this Lok Sabha elections. Akshay Kumar was also one among the celebrities Prime Minister Narendra Modi had recently tagged in tweets, urging them to encourage people to vote in the upcoming elections.
