Chennai: Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar has extended a helping hand to the rain ravaged people of the city by donating Rs.1 crore for relief work.
"After seeing the shocking visuals of rain affected Chennai, Akshay wanted to help the people and in this regard he called director Priyadarshan, who in turn directed him to contact Suhasini Mani Ratnam," read a statement.
Following Suhasini's suggestion, he donated Rs.1 crore to Bhoomika Trust, who have been preparing and distributing food items since the day of the disaster.
Filmmaker Jayendra, managing trustee of Bhoomika Trust, received the cheque from Akshay.
Not long ago, Shah Rukh Khan and the team of "Dilwale" donated Rs.1 crore towards the relief work.
Respect! Akshay Kumar gives Rs 1 lakh monthly to 30 drought-struck farmers
However, it is not the first time that Akshay Kumar has come forward for a philanthropist work.
When Maharashtra suffered one of the worst droughts earlier this year, Khiladi Kumar came to the rescue. He provided financial aid to the drought struck farmer families. As per sources, he gave Rs 50K to Rs 1 lakh per family every month.
Akshay Kumar is undoubtedly the ‘king' of silver screen but with such philanthropist acts he proved out to be a real life hero too.
