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Pirate Akhilesh: UP CM says he 'downloaded' PK, gets ridiculed on Twitter
"People had been telling me for many days to watch PK. I downloaded it a few days ago, but only found the time to watch it last night. I liked it immediately and decided to make it 'tax-free' so that more people can watch it," Akhilesh Yadav said.
It was yesterday that we learnt that Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav after watching Aamir Khan-starrer PK had made the film tax free in Uttar Pradesh.However, a report in the Times of India quoting him saying he 'downloaded' the film to watch it has made him the butt of all jokes on Twitter.[caption id="attachment_2026167" align="alignleft" width="380"]![Akhilesh Yadav. PTI]()
Akhilesh Yadav. PTI[/caption]The report quotes him as saying, "People had been telling me for many days to watch PK. I downloaded it a few days ago, but only found the time to watch it last night. I liked it immediately and decided to make it 'tax-free' so that more people can watch it."A photograph in this newspaper was also doing the rounds on Twitter.Here's what people on Twitter had to say about Uttar Pradesh chief minister downloading the film:
Akhilesh Yadav. PTI[/caption]The report quotes him as saying, "People had been telling me for many days to watch PK. I downloaded it a few days ago, but only found the time to watch it last night. I liked it immediately and decided to make it 'tax-free' so that more people can watch it."A photograph in this newspaper was also doing the rounds on Twitter.Here's what people on Twitter had to say about Uttar Pradesh chief minister downloading the film:First Published:Jan 01, 2015, 20:10:48 IST
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