Published 17:21 IST, February 27th 2021
'Hima Das my hero': Anupam Kher, Paresh Rawal lauds sprinter's induction into Assam Police
Anupam Kher called Hima Das his 'hero', as she was inducted as the DSP of Assam Police. Paresh Rawal highlighted ker age (21) which had made headlines recently.
After making India proud with her exploits on the field, Hima Das gave another reason for the citizens to rejoice as she was appointed as the Deputy Superintendent of Assam Police. Wishes poured in from across fields, including the celebrities of the film industry. A highlight was Anupam Kher and Paresh Rawalhighlighting her age, 21, amid climate activist Disha Ravi’s age becoming a talking point during her arrest over the toolkit case.
Bollywood stars on Hima Das feat
Anupam Kher shared pictures of Hima Das, both with the India tricolour after winning as a sprinter and taking over as the DSP. The veteran actor wrote that Hima Das was his ‘hero’ and saluted her.
He stated that she was a ‘symbol of courage’ and then urged everyone to ‘also’ salute the 21-year-old ‘daughter of India.’
Responding to the tweet, Paresh Rawal wrote, ‘ye hota hai 21 wa saal.’ ( this is what the 21st year is).
Previously, ‘at 21’ years had trended when the news of Disha Ravi’s arrest had come up, with people like Kangana Ranaut and others sharing what they were up to at that age.
Meanwhile, other celebrities of the film industry also congratulated Hima Das for her achievement. This included Union Minister Smrit Irani, Raveena Tandon, Sonakshi Sinha, Aftab Shivdasani, Gulshan Devaiah, among others.
Hima was formally inducted into the police force and was handed her appointment letter by the Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Friday. Her achievements on the field include being the 2018 world junior 400m champion, bagging silver in women's 400m at the 2018 Asian Games, and gold in 400m relay and mixed 400m relay quartets events. She has also been felicitated by the Arjuna Award.
Updated 17:21 IST, February 27th 2021