Celebrities from Bollywood are celebrating the successful rescue of 41 workers who were trapped in Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand’s Silkyara tunnel. After the rescue team worked extremely hard for 17 days, there was good news. One of the first celebrities to commend the rescuers’ efforts was Akshay Kumar.
Akshay Kumar tweeted expressing happiness and relief, “Am completely overwhelmed with happiness and relief to know of the rescue of 41 trapped men. A big salute to every member of the rescue team. Kamaal kar diya. This is a new India and we all feel so proud. Jai Hind.
Comedian Vir Das posted on his X account, “What a beautiful coming together of science, heart and humanity. Salute to every rescue worker on this amazing operation.” Abhishek Bachchan extended heartfelt gratitude to the rescue team and shared, “A huge debt of gratitude and an even bigger salute to all the rescue workers and all the agencies that worked tirelessly to rescue our 41 workers trapped in the Utarkashi Silkyara tunnel. Jai Hind!”
Many more celebrities also reflected similar sentiments. Riteish Deshmukh hailed the rescue team by saying, “Bravo !!! Salute to our rescue team who have worked day & night tirelessly towards getting the workers out who were stuck for the last 17 days. Prayers of the families and the nation are being answered. Ganpati Bappa Morya #UttarakhandTunnelRescue #UttarkashiRescue.”