New Delhi: Actor Anupam Kher, a Padma Bhushan awardee this year, found out to much chagrin that a little bit of forgetfulness can result in a costly gaffe.
Kher (60), is to receive the Padma Bhushan, 12 years after he was given the Padma Shri in 2004. On Twitter, where he is very active, Kher posted several messages celebrating his award – and was promptly trolled for a tweet dated 2010 in which he dismissed the Padma honours as inauthentic.
Much to the actor’s embarrassment, Twitter has excavated this 2010 post from the actor: AWARDS in our country have become a mockery of our system.There is NO authenticity left in any one of them.B it films, National or now PADMA.
However, just six years down the lane, the actor seems to have had a complete change of heart, welcoming the Padma Bhushan with these tweets: “Happy, Humbled & Honoured to share that i have been awarded The PADMA BHUSHAN by the Govt. of India. Greatest news of my life:) #JaiHind” and “#PadmaAwardForPatriots :)”
However, Twitter trolls had a field day, piling up one sardonic tweet after another ridiculing the actor’s about-turn.
“@AnupamPkher Ok. So u accepted Padma Award despite knowing it has no authenticity only for @narendramodi ji..Jai Ho !!” tweeted a user named Santoesha Bissesar.
“What? Padma award has NO authenticity? Are you serious? @AnupamPkher” asked another user identifying himself only as Rishikesh.
“@AnupamPkher @SimpleCommonMan So you have finally decided to silently accept the inauthentic award? Any reason for this change of heart !” posted a user with the twitter handle @DeoAmarSingh. Agencies