Former Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag led the way with the Salute Selfie by urging his followers to send theirs out too. "Take a #saluteselfie and make it ur profile pic. Salute our brave soldiers. Join me," he tweeted. Photo: @virendersehwag
Superstar Amitabh Bachchan too joined the bandwagon with a photograph of his salute selfie. "T 1954 - We salute our brave Armed Forces #SaluteSelfie ... a small tribute .. a few lines from my Father ..!!" he tweeted, along with a poem by his father, Harivanshrai Bachchan. Photo: @SrBachchan
"Join me in saluting the real heroes of our country - our soldiers. #SaluteSelfie" tweeted India's ace badminton player, Saina Nehwal. Photo: @NSaina
"#SaluteSelfie #IndianArmy Salute to the real heroes!" tweeted the badminton champion Parupalli Kashyap. Photo: @parupallik
"#SaluteSelfie. A tribute to our armed forces. Have you posted yours yet?" Telugu movie star Chaitanya Akkineni asked his followers. Photo: @chay_akkineni
Actor Rishi Kapoor too took up the cause and tweeted his salute selfie, saying, "#SaluteSelfie Saluting the Nation,thank you the Armed Forces. Jai Hind!" Photo: @chintskap
Actor Rakul Preet Singh, who is an army brat herself, dedicated her salute selfie to the armed forces. "Proud to be an Army kid!! Salute to all d brave men who serve day n night to protect us !! #SaluteSelfie" Photo: @RakulPreet
"#SaluteSelfie for all our Jawans.Proud to be an Indian :)" tweeted actor Payel Sarkar. Photo: @paayel_12353