Army found itself under fire after media reports on Sunday that top officers turned up in uniform at the airport to receive Bollywood actresses Sonakshi Sinha and Malaika Arora led to a flood of complaints and forced the government to demand an explanation. The actresses had come for a charity function, organized by Nepal Army Wives Association, headed by the wife of army chief Gen. Rajendra Chhetri, for benefit of victims of last year's devastating earthquake.
The Kantipur daily on Sunday reported that Gen. Samir Shai was at the Tribhuvan International Airport on Friday to receive Sonakshi Sinha while other senior army officials received Malaika Arora and held such acts will "demoralise" the army and "reduce its prestige."