‘Bharat mata ki jai’: Amitabh Bachchan shares tweet amid buzz on renaming India

A G20 dinner invite, which is being hosted by President Droupadi Murmu, sparked controversy as it was in the name of 'President of Bharat' instead of ‘President of India’. There have been reports that a proposal to rename India as Bharat will be brought by the Narendra Modi-led government during the upcoming special session of Parliament.

Now, amid the buzz, legendary actor Amitabh Bachchan took to X (formerly known as Twitter) to chant 'Bharat Mata ki jai'. His tweet received 7,000 likes within 30 minutes. Many came out in support of his tweet, while some also questioned why he had made such a tweet.

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said Article 1 in the Constitution can read “Bharat, that was India, shall be a Union of States” and accused the government of assaulting the idea of Union of States. BJP leaders hailed the use of Bharat.

BJP MP Harnath Singh Yadav said the entire country is demanding that the word 'Bharat' should be used instead of India.

‘The word 'India' is an abuse given to us by the British whereas the word 'Bharat' is a symbol of our culture...I want there should be a change in our Constitution and the word 'Bharat' should be added to it,’ he said.

On the work front, Amitabh Bachchan has been busy with ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’ season 15. Recently, he hosted West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee at his home in Mumbai.