Akhilesh Yadav mocks PM Narendra Modi, tells Amitabh Bachchan to stop promoting `donkeys of Gujarat'

Raebareli: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Monday took a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan.

While addressing an election rally in Raebareilly district, Akhilesh said: "Ek gadhe ka vigyapan aata hai.Main iss sadi ke sabse bade mahanayak (Amitabh Bachchan)  se kahunga ke ab aap Gujarat ke gadhon ka prachar mat kariye (There's an ad on TV which shows donkeys. I appeal to century's biggest star, please stop endorsing the donkeys of Gujarat),"

"What will happen if the donkeys also start getting advertised?," the UP CM asked the audience while giving an interesting twist to the no-holds-barred election campaign.

Notably, Amitabh Bachchan is the brand ambassador of the Gujarat Tourism.

In one of the advertisements of Gujarat tourism, the Bollywood megastar is seen promoting Indian Wild Ass Wildlife sanctuary and describing the features of Indian wild ass.

The wild ass, locally known as ghudkhar and found only in the Little Rann of Kutch in Gujarat, has been classified as an endangered animal. 

Lashing out at PM Modi's radio show, Akhilesh said: "It's high time the PM stops doing Mann Ki Baat and focuses on important things."

The bitter remarks came at a time when parties are racing to the finish line of the state polls described by many as the semi-final before the 2019 Union election.