Hyderabad: Bollywood actor Riteish Deshmukh and his wife Genelia Deshmukh exercised their voting rights today on Tuesday at a polling station in Latur. The power couple was spotted at the polling station early in the morning as they stepped out to exercise their voting rights. Genelia interacted with the media and urged everyone to cast their votes.
Genelia was spotted in a yellow coloured saree as she came with her husband actor Riteish. Talking to the media, Genelia emphasised the importance of voting. She said: "This is an important day and I think everyone should cast their votes today..." Riteish also urged everyone to get out and vote. "I came to Latur from Mumbai to vote. Everyone should come out of their houses and vote. Today is a significant day. "Everyone should definitely vote," he stated.
Riteish was accompanied by his brothers Amit Deshmukh and Dhiraj Deshmukh- a Maharashtra Congress MLA. Dhiraj emphasised the importance of voter engagement in elections, saying that "everyone should exercise their right to vote. This is a celebration of democracy. I encourage everyone to vote..." Their mother, former Maharashtra Chief Minister late Vilasrao Deshmukh's wife Vaishali Deshmukh, also voted in Latur early Tuesday.