Akshay Kumar, who is currently celebrating his 52nd birthday in England with wife Twinkle Khanna and kids Nitara Bhatia and Aarav Bhatia, recently spoke about his kids and his concern over paparazzi's attention on them. The actor mentioned his displeasure over his kids Nitara and Aarav being clicked without their consent and later being trolled on social media. 

When asked about son Aarav’s pictures on social media being subjected to nasty comments by trolls, Akshay said, "I think anyone that tries to exploit kids without permission for their own gain might need to take a hard look in the mirror and ask themselves ‘would they want anyone to do this to their own children’? As for those that troll toddlers and teens, I have no words for that kind of behaviour. Trash talking anyone under 21 publicly should be illegal. It’s sad that such a great and powerful technology such as social media, is tainted by people wanting to hurt, mock, humiliate or just insist on throwing opinions with no fear of the damage such hate can cause the youth. All we can do as parents is, teach our kids to be thick-skinned and pity those that have the time to hurt others. Star kids have enough pressure in life; the world doesn’t need to increase it by trolling innocent children."

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The actor was also asked if otherwise he is comfortable when his kids get clicked in public and their pictures go online without their consent. On this, the actor had a valid point to make. He said, "It breaks my heart to hear my six-year-old daughter says she doesn’t want to come out to dinner with her family because the paparazzi will be there and she doesn’t like the flashing lights. Or Aarav not wanting to come for a movie because he just finished training and he doesn’t want to have to deal with people saying he looks tired or sweaty on Instagram and I really don’t blame them. Us as stars may have signed up for this but until our kids decide to be in any form of limelight after college years, then I don’t think they should be publicly followed or scrutinized, out of safety for them physically and mentally. Again, that’s my opinion and like I teach my kids, it’s your choice whether or not you choose to be offended by what others say."

(Source: Hindustan Times)