Bollywood lauds PM Modi's decision to scrap Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced last evening that the government was scrapping Rs 1000 and Rs 500 notes, in a bid to start a 'decisive war' against black money and corruption. This move has been lauded by everyone, with the general sentiment being that it is a much-needed antidote to wipe out black money. Within minutes of the announcement,

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stars took to Twitter to welcome the change.

Karan Johar described the decision as a 'masterstroke move'. He tweeted, 'This is truly a masterstroke move!!! @narendramodi hits it out of the stadium!!!'
Amitabh Bachchan wrote, 'The new 2000 Rs note is PINK in colour'the PINK effect!!!' Many other stars like Ajay Devgn, Rishi Kapoor, Anurag Kashyap, Riteish Deshmukh, Dia Mirza, Bhumi Pednekar and Vishal Dadlani were all praise for the decision as well.