Did Akshay Kumar Back The Army Welfare Battle Casualty Fund? A FactCheck
By Mohammed Kudrati A message is going viral on WhatsApp and social media, soliciting donations for the Army Welfare Battle Casualty Fund. According to the message, the fund has been promoted by Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar, and is used to purchase weapons for the army and paramilitary forces. BOOM found this message to be misleading. While Kumar did in fact promote a Home Ministry fund called 'Bharat Ke Veer', we found no reported instance of him promoting the Army Welfare Battle Casualty Fund. Furthermore, both of these funds are meant for welfare of the army and paramilitary forces, and are...