Amitabh Bachchan’s cryptic tweet amid Kashmir terror attack sparks backlash; netizens demand clarity

Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan found himself in the middle of a social media storm following a cryptic post on X (formerly Twitter), shared just hours after the terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam.

In the early hours of Wednesday, Big B posted a tweet that read, “T 5356 -”

With no accompanying message or context, the tweet left many of his followers confused, and others, furious. While some fans attempted to decode the post or brushed it off as another of his routine tweet-numbering styles, many criticised the timing and his silence on a national tragedy.

Twitter users urged the veteran actor to speak out about the devastating attack that claimed the lives of 26 people, mostly tourists, in Pahalgam. "ख़ामोशी बहुत कुछ कहती है अमित जी (Silence speaks volumes, Amit Ji), wrote one follower. “Kashmir mein jo hua uspar ek post nahi?” (‘Not even one post about what happened in Kashmir?’), commented another.

“Sir you are the senior most actor from the film fraternity yet not a word of condemnation from you on the Pahalgam terrorist attack?” wrote a fan. “You should have posted a clear and unambiguous post Sir. #PahalgamTerroristAttack #pahalgamattack,” remarked another.