After Ishaan Khatter, now Suniel Shetty, an Indian actor, has conveyed his views amid the Pahalgam terror attack, asking people not to get scared of this incident, to show terrorists that Indians are brave by spending their next holidays in the Kashmir Valley. While speaking with the media at the Lata Deenanath Mageshkar Award 2025 ceremony, Suniel emphasized that Kashmir was, is and will always be Indian. He urged the nation to stay united and avoid letting hatred split them.
Suniel Shetty Urges Citizens To Stand Together And Stay Strong Amid Fear
Suniel warned people not to get distracted by the hatred and fear. He asked, “For us, service to humanity is service to God. The Almighty will see everything and respond. Right now, we need to stay united as Indians. We must not fall into the trap of those who are trying to spread fear and hatred, but stay united. Unko dikhana hai ki Kashmir humara tha, humara hai, aur humesha humara hi rahega (We need to show them that Kashmir was ours, is ours, and will always remain ours). That’s why the army, the leaders, and everyone are involved in this effort.”
Suniel Shetty Encourages Indians To Choose Kashmir For Their Next Trip
Actor, Suniel Shetty also emphasised to Indians to plan their next trip to Kashmir. He mentioned, “Humein nagrik ki taraf se ek hi karna hai, humein yeh decide karna hah ki aaj se agli chutti jo humaari hogi, woh Kashmir mein hi hogi aur kahi nahi hogi. Unko yeh dikhana hai ki humein darr nahi hai, aur vakayi mein darr hai nahi (As a citizen, we have to do one thing. We have to decide that our next holiday will be in Kashmir and nowhere else. We have to show them that we are not scared and actually there is no fear).”
Suniel Shetty Reveals He Reached Out To Authorities Regarding Kashmir Travel
Further, the actor added, “Maine khud saamne se phone kar ke bola hai ki agar kal aapko lagta hai ki humein wahan aana hain, tourist ke haisiyat se ya artist ki haisiyat se hume wahan shooting karna hai ya ghoomne jaana hai, hum zaroor aayenge. Jo Kashmiri bacche hai, unme unki koi ghalti nahi hai (I called them and said that if you want us to come there as tourists or as artists for shooting, we will definitely come).”
About The Pahalgam Terror Attack
On Tuesday, April 22, a tragic attack happened in Baisaran, at least 26 people were killed in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam region, where a suspected militant opened fire on a group of tourists, in which the majority were civilians. This horrifying incident led Prime Minister Narendra Modi to cancel his official visit to Saudi Arabia. Several celebrities, including Akshay Kumar, Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Alia Bhatt, Kareena Kapoor and others, took to their social media to mourn the loss and criticize this brutal act of violence.
