India, April 14 -- Actor Akshay Kumar thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Mondayin an X (formerly Twitter) post for talking about lawyer-nationalist Chettur Sankaran Nair, whom he will play in his upcoming film, Kesari Chapter 2. He posted a video of the PM noting his heroism in standing up against the British Crown after the Jallianwala Bagh massacre. (Also Read: Akshay Kumar, R Madhavan, Ananya Panday offer prayers at Golden Temple ahead of Kesari 2 release: 'Sukun paya')

PM Modi remembered Sankaran for standing up against British rule after the Jallianwala Bagh massacre. Although he didn't mention Kesari Chapter 2, these remarks were made during his recent visit to Haryana where he said, "We must know about the contributions of Sa...