Akshay Kumar posted on his social media, a long letter sent to him by Prime Minister Narendra Modi last week. In his letter, PM Modi offers his condolences on the death of the actor’s mother Aruna Bhatia. In the letter, he lauded Akshay’s parents for raising a son like him. He also called him “one of India’s most admired and versatile actors.”
Akshay captioned the post, “Humbled by condolence messages on mom’s passing, thankful to all. Grateful to hon’ble PM for this amazing gesture to take out time and express warm feelings for me and my late parents. These comforting words will stay with me forever. Jai Ambe.”
Akshay’s mother passed away on September 8 in Mumbai. The actor came back to the city on September 6 from London, after learning that his mother was admitted to Mumbai’s Hirachandani Hospital. He later shared the news of his mother’s death with his fans on social media.
He wrote, “She was my core. And today I feel an unbearable pain at the very core of my existence. My maa Smt Aruna Bhatia peacefully left this world today morning and got reunited with my dad in the other world. I respect your prayers as I and my family go through this period. Om Shanti.”
Akshay was shooting for a new project in the UK for the past couple of weeks. On the work front, he was last seen in the spy thriller ‘BellBottom’, which also starred Lara Dutta Bhupathi, Vaani Kapoor, and Huma Qureshi. He has movies like ‘Raksha Bandhan’ with Bhumi Pednekar, ‘Bachchan Pandey’ with Kriti Sanon, and ‘Atrangi Re’ featuring Dhanush and Sara Ali Khan in the pipeline.
