Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal thanked Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar for his contribution to flood relief.
Akshay Kumar donates 1 crore for Assam
Actor Akshay Kumar has donated Rs 1 crore to Assam Chief Minister’s Relief Fund for the people affected by floods in the northeast state. Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal took to his Twitter account to thank the actor for his contribution. Sharing the news CM Sonowal wrote, “You have always shown sympathy and support during periods of crisis.
As a true friend of Assam, may God shower all blessings to you to carry your glory in the global arena.” It’s been wreaking havoc in the northern-eastern state of Assam for the past two months due to incessant rains.
The actor had earlier donated a huge sum of Rs 25 crore to PM CARES Fund and also made hefty donations to CM’s relief fund. The actor decided to contribute Rs 1 crore each to Bihar and Assam Chief Minister’s Relief Fund to help combat the flood situation in their states.
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The actor on the occasion of the 74th Independence Day on August 15 urged people to come ‘together for India’ and help the street hawkers, vegetable vendors, tea shop owners and people selling small items at traffic signals, whose livelihood is affected due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Akshay flew along with his family to Scotland a few days ago for the shooting of his film, Bell Bottom. It also stars Lara Dutta and Huma Qureshi. He also announced a new film titled Rakshabandhan at the festival of Raksha Bandhan this month. He also has multiple films in his kitty, including Laxmi Bomb, Sooryavanshi, Atrangi Re, Prithviraj and Bachchan Pandey.
