No 'kisan' in 'jai jawan jai kisan' slogan now: Akshay Kumar

April 24, 2015 20:33

Actor Akshay Kumar feels the recent suicide by farmer Gajendra Singh at an Aam Aadmi Party rally in Delhi is ;disheartening' as we have forgotten the kisan (farmer) in "jai jawan jai kisan' catchphrase.

"The recent suicide by a farmer is very sad and disheartening... I have heard the saying 'jai jawan jai kisan', but now I feel that we have taken out the 'kisan' part from the famous slogan," Akshay told reporters.

The 47-year-old actor was here to promote his upcoming film "Gabbar is Back", which deals with the issue of corruption in the country.

"The corruption issues which we are featuring in the film are all real issues and I am just fighting with them without disclosing the real names in the film. Corruption is a very relatable issue in our country as we all have dealt with it at some point of our life," he said.

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