Twinkle Khanna and Akshay Kumar are doing their bit to help COVID-19 patients and the needy amid the novel Coronavirus pandemic. Akshay will be providing a month’s ration to 3600 dancers who have been affected by the COVID-19 lockdown through Ganesh Acharya Foundation. Dancers registered with the foundation will be provided with a month’s ration.
Confirming the same, Ganesh told a leading daily, “Akshay has really been kind. It was my 50th birthday yesterday. He asked me what present I would like for the occasion and I asked him if he could help 1600 junior choreographers and aged dancers and about 2000 background dancers with a month’s ration. He readily agreed. My wife is deeply involved in this activity through Ganesh Acharya Foundation. She personally oversees the packing and distribution, which is done areawise and keeping all the health and safety protocols in mind. The dancers and choreographers, whose details are registered with us, get either the money to afford the basics or a kit that contains the basic essentials to feed a small family unit for a month - the decision is theirs. We have had a system in place for a year now and our logistics are very neatly planned to ensure no one puts themselves in any trouble,” Ganesh Acharya told the leading daily."
Twinkle, on the other hand, has raised over Rs 92 lakh to procure oxygen concentrators with the help of her fundraising campaign. In her post on Instagram, Twinkle Khanna expressed gratitude towards people who have donated to her campaign. She wrote, “With your help, we have raised more than Rs 92 lakh to get oxygen concentrators to Indian hospitals (sic).” Twinkle Khanna joined hands with Daivik Foundation and Annada to begin a fundraising campaign.
Twinkle had earlier announced on Instagram that she along with Akshay, donated 100 oxygen concentrators in an effort to contribute to the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
(Source: India Today)
