On Tuesday, a series of tweets by the actor created a storm on social media and in political circles too. Kapoor expressed his views on prominent places in India being named after politicians, predominantly , the Gandhi family. His first tweet on this issue read, 'Change Gandhi family assets named by Congress. Bandra-Worli Sea Link to Lata Mangeshkar or JRD Tata Link Road. Baap ka maal samjh rakha tha?' It evoked a strong and mixed response from various quarters.

When BT reached out to the actor, he calmly said, “That's all water under the bridge, now. I'll start afresh with new vigour against wrongdoings.“ On probing further, he said that he didn't wish to pursue this subject any more. Kapoor's controversial tweets come from his belief that national assets and noteworthy establishments should also be named after legends from other spheres of life who have made a significant contribution to the society, such as Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar and Shahid Bhagat Singh. One of his tweets read, “Imagine Mohamad Rafi, Mukesh, Manna Dey, Kishore Kumar venues on their name like in our country. Just a suggestion.' His tweets created an uproar and reportedly faced protests from Congress party workers.

Rishi Kapoor is one of the few people from Bollywood who has always raised his voice on various issues without mincing words. From his insightful views on the beef ban to Pali Hill hawkers -he has always spoken his mind.

While the actor chooses to move on to other issues, we can't deny that he has certainly triggered a new debate.Socho logon, socho!