Akshay Kumar Deletes Tweet on Fuel Price Hike, Draws Flak

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While peak summer is weighing on Indians across the country, the BJP is facing a one-of-a-kind heatwave severe criticism for its inability to contain surging fuel prices. On its ninth day now, petrol and diesel prices have shot up exponentially, burning a hole in the aam aadmi's pocket. But the issue has also landed Bollywood's Khiladi No.1' aka Akshay Kumar in a controversy.

Guys, I think it's time to clean up your bicycles and hit the road! As per sources, expecting another petrol price hike.

This is what Kumar tweeted in 2012 after fuel prices hit the roof. The Bollywood star, who is known to voice his opinion on many issues, was also publicly vocal about the fuel price hike back then.

A parody account on Twitter by the name of Unofficial Sususwamy' retweeted his tweet from 2012.

Unofficial Sususwamy

@swamv39

Hello @akshaykumar why have you deleted this old tweet of yours? At the rate we are going you'll have to delete all political tweets before May 2014

"Guys, I think it's time to clean up your bicycles and hit the road! As per sources, expecting another petrol price hike. Akshay Kumar's tweet on rising petrol prices is timeless. It is as applicable today as it was in 2012 when Akshay Kumar tweeted it. This old tweet was dug out by Twitter users but before everyone could have a good laugh, Akshay Kumar decided to delete it.

We wonder what made Akshay Kumar delete his tweet. Is it because he doesn't want to be seen as critical of the BJP government? Is it because he doesn't want people to learn about his double standards? The reasons for deleting the tweet are best known to him.

Since Akshay Kumar doesn't want people to see this tweet, he may not be very pleased to know that his tweet is archived for posterity.

Many of those who shared jokes and witty one-liners on social media before 2014 have fallen silent now. So much so that Twitter users compete with each other to dig out old tweets and question the hypocrisy behind their silence.

Prominent Bollywood stars who are silent now include Amitabh Bachchan who has not cracked any petrol joke after 2014.

Here is a parting gift for Akshay Kumar. A tweet he forgot to delete.

Now that there is a BJP government in the Centre, we hope that Akshay Kumar is coping well with rocketing petrol prices. We wish him luck.

Am thinking of all the bravehearts from Sr Bachchan to Akshay Kumar, Anupam Kher to Chetan Bhagat, Ramdev to Sri Fraud who piled on to Dr Manmohan Singh for the petrol price hikes. But not a squeak against Modi. What happened to the black belts, big talk, and heroics?