To curb black money and corruption in the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a surprise announcement on Tuesday night. He said all 500/100 rupee notes will be scrapped with effect from midnight on Tuesday. The nation was shocked upon hearing this and many took to social media sites including celebrities. While most welcomed the decision calling it historic, there were a few who did not agree.
Check out these reactions!
Hats off @narendramodi ji. New india is born #JaiHind
— Rajinikanth (@superstarrajini) November 8, 2016
Salute Mr. Modi. This move has to be celebrated across political party lines. Most importantly by earnest tax payers.
— Kamal Haasan (@ikamalhaasan) November 9, 2016
A corruption and black money free society will forever impact generations.Let us unite and make history together!
— Santhosh Narayanan (@Music_Santhosh) November 8, 2016
Ballsiest move I have ever seen from any leader.. It will cause a lot of heart ache but Kudos..Super way to make the black money redundant
— Anurag Kashyap (@anuragkashyap72) November 8, 2016
The new chip embedded notes will entail accountability. This is for people cribbing on the rtrn of black money. Master stroke??
— Radikaa Sarathkumar (@realradikaa) November 9, 2016
We stole your thunder USA!
Well played Mr Modi… successfully turning black into white in one smooth move ???#blackmoney— Aditi Rao Hydari (@aditiraohydari) November 8, 2016
Trump: I am going to hog the limelight today.
Modi: Bitch ,please. #bringiton! ??— Lakshmi Manchu (@LakshmiManchu) November 8, 2016
Tweeting frm Paris/congrats @narendramodi Ji!!for rewarding us tax payers/india on the way to become a super economy??#IndiaFightsCorruption
— Nagarjuna Akkineni (@iamnagarjuna) November 8, 2016
My concern is abt the daily wagers..they r bound 2 get badly affected..how r dey gng 2 get basic necessities wid the money dey hve got 2day?
— khushbusundar (@khushsundar) November 8, 2016
JAIHIND..! #ProudIndian And plz #DontPanic .!!! pic.twitter.com/2F3eqcJ6Za
— RJ Balaji (@RJ_Balaji) November 8, 2016
A welcome bold&courageous step by PM Modiji towards nation building.Each 1of us shld cooperate in d larger interest of d nation #BlackMoney
— Anushka Sharma (@AnushkaSharma) November 8, 2016
Shankar’s Shivaji starring Rajinikanth, dealt with the issue of black money offered a solution to the problem and suggested that 500/1000 rupee notes be scrapped.
Visionary Director @shankarshanmugh sir.
Vera level sir neenga.
Pride of South, Pride of Cinema, Pride of India pic.twitter.com/mZalTrCtj2— Vijay Sethupathi (@i_vijaysethu) November 8, 2016
Hats off to @narendramodi ji and his think tank..!! #DrAPJ's #India2020 is no more a dream..!! @PMOIndia #ProudIndian #salutes pic.twitter.com/eQW4CAg6yz
— Suriya Sivakumar (@Suriya_offl) November 9, 2016