NEWS: Bollywood star Akshay Kumar with the Olympic Torch on Yonge St in Toronto

Olympic Torch photos courtesy shot7.com

Bollywood star Akshay Kumar with the Olympic Torch on Yonge St. just north of Wellesley in downtown Toronto. Kumar’s Olympic torch run was delayed as protesters were blocking Yonge St.

The Bollywood star was personally invited to Canada to participate in the torch relay by Prime Minister Stephen Harper on his recent visit to India. Kumar is one of the most high-profile celebrities to carry the torch and is meant as a way to strengthen tourism ties between the two countries.

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