Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar has asked the Maharashtra government to construct toilets in every nook and corner on the lines of the now defunct telephone booths to make the state open defecation free.
Speaking at a conclave ‘Transform Maharashtra’ as part of the 57th Maharashtra Day celebrations, the actor urged Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to construct small toilets and create an app to inform people about their locations for optimum use.
He recalled an incident of how a woman sought divorce from her husband as his house did not have a toilet (which is said to be the story of his upcoming film ‘Toilet Ek Prem Katha’) and urged all men that if they want to get married they must ensure a toilet at their homes.
Akshay Kumar with Devendra Fadnavis at 57th Maharashtra Day celebrations
He called for changing the mindset of people about the reluctance to have a toilet in the house where food is also cooked and pointed out the immense problems the women encounter.
Kumar recounted a dialogue from his upcoming film, “Toilet – Ek Prem Katha”, “agar biwi paas chahiye, to ghar mein sandaass (toilet) chahiye” to a loud round of applause even as dignitaries like industrialist Ratan Tata smiled.
Welcoming the actor’s suggestions, Fadnavis said he would initiate measures to implement them on a priority basis to increase the number of public toilets in the state.
As per official figures, so far, 225 cities and towns in the state have been declared ‘Open Defecation Free’ (ODF) and the entire urban Maharashtra is targeted to become ODF by October 2 as part of the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan.
Haters who are now gonna bark ‘Canadian’, ‘Fake Patriotism’, answer me a simple question What have you all done for ur country that gives you the right to bark about his contributions? Even if his passport says Canadian he is an Indian by blood.
Good work but why after the announcement of TEPK, not before or after??
Akki’s mouth is the biggest Toilet.
Anything you can give out to society is worth being commeneded. Personal hygience negligence leads to Cancer and other injurious diseases. I don’t want to know if its because of his movie…maybe? The mist important thing is that his voice is being heard….nice one Akshay.
Akshay you Will suck if you challenge
Shahrukh Khan on 11 august
As if it’s creative idea or campaign! Humans have built, are building and will be building toilets whether or you say it.
Some people are making universally appealing films like BB, PK, Dangal, Tubelight, Bahubali, our Canadian superstars like Akki is stuck in doing films like Toilet with a story revolving around Toilet serving just a bunch of multiplex audiences.
Iss Toilet Se, Abhi Baas Aaraha hai.
@Toilet-Sunny Alcoholic
Akshay career decade wise
from 1990 to 2000 fops decade
2000 to 2010 average decade
2010 to 2017 smihit
almost below average actor
Shahrukh Khan
1990 to 2000 Blockbuster
2000 to 2010 all times blockbuster
2010 to 2017 super hit decades
He has started promotion of TEPK. This guy is very cunning and greedy !!!!!!!!
Cheap promotion for his upcoming movie, yes build toilet at every corner and Akki will clean them…
Some people are making universally appealing films like BB, PK, Dangal, Tubelight, Bahubali, our Canadian superstars like Akki is stuck in doing films like Toilet with a story revolving around Toilet serving just a bunch of multiplex audiences.
Iss Toilet Se, Abhi se Baas Aaraha hai.
@Toilet-Sunny Alcoholic
If akshay + big actress + big director+ big co stars+ only one release in a year+ good songs +heavy promotion+ and most important EDX period = 250 cr + result.
JUST LIKE OUR NO. 1 STAR GLOBAL PANKHA.
when I have chance to meet akshay I give my idea.
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@hrithik:he may be greedy but still better than ur criminal who has been killing poor people sleeping on roads..
@indicine: how can u allow yerfada comments like”his mouth is toilet”.I think the same privilege wud be given to me as well when I wud address as haklu or queen,criminal bhabhijan n tingu khan!!
Beta pehle se soya tha film ke promotion ke liye aagaya cheap Canadian
Good work Akki keep it up..
But guys do u know why is he doing this..?? Because shit heads like @anand the original whose own idol is Yakoobian is talking about Akshay’s citizenship issue which in reality is an honorary one..!!
Hope Tepk delivers the message loud and clear so that Dumbf**ks like @anand stop blabbering shit from their mouth and can build toilets for themselves.. Thank you..
Pls indicine post my comment..
Love you Akki.
Akki will crush tiny actor Srk.
It is sad that in this day and age, much of a great country like India, the majority of people who live in the rural and semi-rural do not have toilets, in their home or near their home.
India is a nuclear armed country, heavily involved in the exploration of Space and highly respected by the international community, but who laugh at fact that people still use the streets and bushes to do their numbers. There is no reason why this should not be fixed immediately for it is dangerous for the younger ones to have to go out at night, or even in the daytime , into the bushes.
Cheap Publicity
@DEADPOOL, my comment was specially for Toilet-Sunny Alcoholic. Not for all Akkians!
Stop him from spouting tatti under Bhai articles and make him do tatti in the Toilet instead. Then, I won’t make Akki articles as toilet. My promise!