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.
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.