To honour the police force working round the clock during the Coronavirus pandemic, Bollywood celebrities Akshay Kumar, Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Ajay Devgn, Katrina Kaif, Riteish Deshmukh and several others have changed their social media display pictures to Maharashtra police logo.
State Home Minister Anil Deshmukh had earlier urged people to join him in this noble drive to honour the frontline workers, in this case, policemen, by changing their social media DPs to Maharashtra police logo. Making his appeal public, Anil wrote on Twitter, "Maharashtra Police has stood by citizens thro' calamities, attacks & disasters. Today as they lead the war on Corona on the streets, I've decided to celebrate them by changing my DP on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, etc to the Maharashtra Police logo. Join me in this endeavour" The appeal has met with a tremendous response from the length and breadth of the state and many citizens changed their DPs immediately.
Maharashtra Police has stood by citizens thro' calamities, attacks & disasters. Today as they lead the war on Corona on the streets, I've decided to celebrate them by changing my DP on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, etc to the Maharashtra Police logo. Join me in this endeavour
— ANIL DESHMUKH (@AnilDeshmukhNCP) May 9, 2020
Many well-known personalities responded to Home Minister Deshmukh's appeal and changed their profile pictures. Actors Akshay Kumar, Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Riteish Deshmukh, Genelia Deshmukh, Ajay Devgan, Arjun Kapoor, Varun Dhawan, Sidharth Malhotra, Suniel Shetty, Katrina Kaif, Dia Mirza, Bhagyashree, Mrunal Thakur, Pooja Hegde, Hina Khan; music composer Jatin Pandit and his son Rahul; well-known film publicist Saleha Yohann; filmmakers Karan Johar and Sajid Nadiadwala; scriptwriter Rajat Aroraa; ghazal exponents Talat Aziz and Penaz Masani; fashion designer Neeta Lulla, model-choreographer Lubna Adams and Shaurya Pratap Singh among others have supported the Home Minister.
Everyday I hear incidents of bravery of our frontline workers who are putting fear & exhaustion aside and putting us first. One such hero is our Maharashtra Police, I’m changing my DP to theirs as a mark of respect.Join in, together let’s say #DilSeSalute to them@DGPMaharashtra
— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) May 10, 2020
Indebted and proud of our Maharashtra Police #IndiaFightsCorona @CMOMaharashtra @AnilDeshmukhNCP @DGPMaharashtra @MumbaiPolice https://t.co/hxR3keBcQf
— Ajay Devgn (@ajaydevgn) May 10, 2020
