Popular celebrities and sports personalities from the film and sports fratenity have strongly condemed the attack on security personnel in Handwara that claimed the lives of five personnel. Madhavan, Daler Mehndi, Nikita Dutta, Aftab Shivdasani, Gautam Gambhir, and Virat Kohli took to Twitter to salute the bravehearts and express condolences to the families.
Madhavan shared how the ‘Shaheeds’ kept doing their duty whatever be the situation. Daler Mehndi saluted the martyrs and wrote that he condemned the ‘ghastly attack’ on the heroes. The veteran singer termed it as a ‘very bad day’ for India. Aftab Shivdasani prayed for the souls of the ‘true warriors who protect the nation’, while expressing strength with the bereaved families. Meanwhile, team India skipper Virat Kohli said, sacrifices of the bravehearts must not be forgotten.