As the country celebrates its 69th Independence Day, social media has found a novel way of paying tribute to the Armed Forces--tweeting selfies with the hashtag #SaluteSelfie.
The hashtag is aimed to thank our troops to let them know that the country is thinking about them on this day.
The first selfie was posted by Amitabh Bachchan.
T 1954 - #SaluteSelfie ... salute to our brave jawans that keep us safe, with their sacrifice .. pic.twitter.com/TV5miVMBw0
β Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) August 7, 2015
Bollywood actors followed:
Salute 2 r Armed Forces, who selflessly risk their lives 2 protect our beloved country & our families. #SaluteSelfiepic.twitter.com/0jvUGPeMDB
β Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) August 10, 2015
#SaluteSelfie Saluting the Nation,thank you the Armed Forces. Jai Hind! pic.twitter.com/i5ooiXZKW3
β rishi kapoor (@chintskap) August 8, 2015
Respect. Pride. Gratitude... for the Indian Armed Forces! #SaluteSelfie#JaiHind#ArmyBetipic.twitter.com/70fiLgNVtu
β PRIYANKA (@priyankachopra) August 14, 2015
Cricketers were not behind too:
#saluteselfiepic.twitter.com/14iqFoECNL
β Mahendra Singh Dhoni (@msdhoni) August 13, 2015
Take a #saluteselfie and make it ur profile pic. Salute our brave soldiers . Join me pic.twitter.com/l439ROYAqD
β Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) August 9, 2015
And tennis stars joined in too:
Thank you to the Indian Army for everything that they do and sacrifice for us so that we are safe.. #SaluteSelfiepic.twitter.com/UKSg8m8C69
β Sania Mirza (@MirzaSania) August 13, 2015
Badminton players posted selfies too:
Join me in saluting the real heroes of our country - our soldiers. #SaluteSelfiepic.twitter.com/iQgTZ0RsWN
β Saina Nehwal (@NSaina) August 8, 2015
The #SaluteSelfie Twitter campaign, was started by the Reliance Group. The campaign has seen the participation of a number of prominent celebrities from all fields, as well as numerous users from all over India.
#SaluteSelfie . A tribute to our armed forces . Have you posted yours yet ? pic.twitter.com/NQiDMdD1LX
β chaitanya akkineni (@chay_akkineni) August 12, 2015
My #SaluteSelfie for Indian Armed Forces.
We can never thank our soldiers enough for their bravery & sacrifices. pic.twitter.com/IvmFHFbLFJ
β Sanjeev Kapoor (@SanjeevKapoor) August 13, 2015
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