Akshay thanks Aditya Thackeray for self defence initiative

Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar will soon come up with a martial arts training institute for women here. He thanked Aditya Thackeray, son of Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray, for his support.

"I am thankful to Aditya Thackeray for coming up with the idea and also lending his complete support. This initiative is very close to my heart," Akshay said in a statement.

According to a source, Akshay and Aditya will inaugurate the martial arts training institute for women in May. The first one is expected to be operational at Andheri Sports Complex.

The self defence three-month course for women will be free of cost.