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Published 23:16 IST, December 19th 2019

Hrithik Roshan shows concern over CAA protests,gets trolled for 'youngest democracy remark

Hrithik Roshan called India 'the world's youngest democracy' by mistake while he shared his concern about the CAA protests through his social media account

Reported by: Urvashi Kandpal
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Hrithik Roshan recently took to his social media account to voice his stance on the ongoing protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) all over the country. The actor showed his concern about the current political condition of the country and wrote a note stating that he had been saddened by the unrest in educational institutions. Hrithik added that he hopes that peace would prevail as soon as possible.

Take a look at his tweet:

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While many of his fans lauded the actor for voicing his concern, the Bang Bang actor's tweet left many of his fans confused as he defined India as the world's youngest democracy. Internet trolls poked fun at his post as they could not make sense of the tweet. Hrithik Roshan was quickly corrected by netizens as they pointed out that India is not the world's youngest democracy and also tried to figure out if his words stood for or against the CAA by posting hilarious memes in response to his tweet.

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What's next for Hrithik Roshan?

Hrithik Roshan has had a very successful year in terms of his career as both his films Super 30 and War that released this year went on to become superhits at the box-office. The actor is currently working for his home production Krrish 4 which will reportedly release in the upcoming year. The fourth installment of the Krrish franchise, which is currently in the pre-production phase, will be directed by Hrithik's father, veteran actor Rakesh Roshan.

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22:30 IST, December 19th 2019