Akshay Kumar Casts FIRST Vote As Indian Citizen In Lok Sabha Elections: 'Want My India To Be Developed'

Akshay Kumar cast his vote for the Lok Sabha Elections 2024 in Mumbai today, May 20. Akshay Kumar was reportedly among the first citizens to have arrived at his polling booth in Mumbai. This marked Akshay’s first vote after he was recently granted Indian citizenship. Akshay used to be a Canadian citizen earlier.

During an interaction with the media at the polling location, Akshay said, “I want my India to be developed and strong. I voted keeping that in mind. People should vote for what they deem is right…I think voter turnout will be good. I was here at 7 am when the polling booth opened and I saw nearly 500-600 people inside.”

When asked if he waited in line to cast his vote, Akshay gave a hilarious reply, he said, “So what should I do? Break the line and move ahead?” About casting his first vote as an Indian citizen, Akshay said, “I feel great, amazing.” The actor also smiled as he flaunted the indelible ink mark on his finger.

The fifth phase of voting for the Lok Sabha Elections 2024 has begun today, May 20. Eight states and Union Territories going for polls in this phase are Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Bihar, Odisha, Jharkhand, Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir.

The voting began at 7 am and will continue till 6 pm. Several Bollywood stars like Farhan Akhtar, Zoya Akhtar, Tabu and Swanand Kirkire were seen at their designated polling booths early in the morning, just like Akshay Kumar.

On Independence Day in 2023, Akshay Kumar surprised netizens with an interesting announcement. He revealed that he had given up his Canadian citizenship and is now officially a citizen of India. Over the years, Akshay’s citizenship has remained a talking point among netizens and has brought a lot of backlash to the actor. He had applied for an Indian passport in 2019 but the process was delayed due to Covid.

Meanwhile, on the work front, Akshay Kumar was last seen in Bade Miyan Chote Miyan with Tiger Shroff. He will next be seen in the third instalment of the Jolly LLB franchise with Arshad Warsi.