In a series of tweets on Tuesday night, the 63-year-old actor used strong words to slam the christening of what he termed 'Gandhi family assets.' "Baap ka maal samajh rakha tha? Har cheez Gandhi ke naam?"
Twitter was instantly provoked into responding. Several users agreed that roads should be renamed, many others rushed to remind Mr Kapoor that, like the Gandhis, he too belongs to a powerful dynasty.
Hope Rishi Kapoor remembers that what the Gandhi family is to politics the Kapoor family is to Bollywood.
— Rashi Kakkar (@rashi_kakkar) May 18, 2016
Dynasty. Nepotism.
@chintskap changing names would uplift Indian economy & eradicate all hunger problems.You born with silver spoon.More impo things than name
— iAntiNationaL (@4News0) May 18, 2016
@glimmer318 @chintskap RISHI KAPOOR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. And why the Bollywood industry has so many KAPOORS.
— H. (@Miister_H) May 18, 2016
To Mr Kapoor's suggested alternatives, among them Amitabh Bachchan, Dev Anand, Raj Kapoor, Lata Mangeshkar and JRD Tata, Twitter offered its own - like this one:
Why can't we have a cough syrup brand named after Arvind Kejriwal. - Rishi Kapoor
— praSHant (@imPR10) May 18, 2016
One user had a nifty two-in-one solution:
Prithvi Raj Kapoor Road.
— Mirza Waheed (@MirzaWaheed) May 18, 2016
Rishi Kapoor's tweets, listed below, were put out after Gen (retd) VK Singh called for Delhi's Akbar Road to be renamed after Maharana Pratap, the Rajput ruler who fought Mughal Emperor Akbar.
Change Gandhi family assets named by Congress.Bandra/Worli Sea Link to Lata Mangeshkar or JRD Tata link road. Baap ka maal samjh rakha tha ?
- Rishi Kapoor (@chintskap) May 17, 2016
If roads in Delhi can be changed why not Congress assets/property ke naam? Was in Chandigarh wahan bhi Rajeev Gandhi assets? Socho? Why?
- Rishi Kapoor (@chintskap) May 17, 2016
We must name important assets of the country who have contributed to society. Har cheez Gandhi ke naam? I don't agree. Sochna log!
- Rishi Kapoor (@chintskap) May 17, 2016
Film City should be named Dilip Kumar,Dev Anand,Ashok Kumar ya Amitabh Bachchan ke naam? Rajeev Gandhi udyog Kya hota hai? Socho doston!
- Rishi Kapoor (@chintskap) May 17, 2016
Imagine Mohamad Rafi Mukesh Manna Dey Kishore Kumar venues on their name like in our country. Just a suggestion
- Rishi Kapoor (@chintskap) May 17, 2016
Why Indira G airport International ? Why not Mahatma Gandhi or Bhagat Singh Ambedkar or on my name Rishi Kapoor. As superficial! What say?
- Rishi Kapoor (@chintskap) May 17, 2016
Raj Kapoor has made India proud over the years all over even after his death. Certainly more than What has been perceived by politics.
- Rishi Kapoor (@chintskap) May 17, 2016
Rishi Kapoor, star of films such as Bobby, Karz and Amar Akbar Anthony, was last seen in Kapoor And Sons.
