BH CORRESPONDENT, Hyderabad: To help fight the coronavirus crisis that his gripped our nation at the moment, quite a few film superstars in the South, including Prabhas, Ram Charan, Allu Arjun, Pawan Kalyan, Chiranjeevi Konidela and Mahesh Babu, have made hefty donations.
Baahubali actor Prabhas donated a total amount of Rs. 4 crore for relief efforts – Rs. 3 crore went to the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund, while Rs. 50 lakh each went to Telengana and Andhra Pradesh.
Mahesh Babu and Chiranjeevi each have pledged Rs. 1 crore to the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund for Andhra Pradesh and Telengana. The latter mentioned that the crisis affects daily wagers and lower income workers in the film, including the Telugu Film Industry.
Let’s battle the COVID-19 as a nation! I urge everyone to follow the rules put forth by our Government. My deepest gratitude for all your efforts @PMOIndia @TelanganaCMO @KTRTRS @AndhraPradeshCM @ysjagan. 🙏🙏 Humanity will rise and we will win this war! #StayHomeStaySafe pic.twitter.com/csfdtaZPWy
— Mahesh Babu (@urstrulyMahesh) March 26, 2020
The lockdown situation while mandatory to deal with the #CoronaCrisis,also adversely impacts the lives of daily wage workers & lower income groups in the country including the #TeluguFilmIndustry.Keeping this in mind I am donating Rs.1 Cr for providing relief to the Film workers.
— Chiranjeevi Konidela (@KChiruTweets) March 26, 2020
Allu Arjun went over them to donate Rs. 1.25 crore to the people of Andhra Pradesh, Telengana and Kerala. Ram Charan donated Rs. 70 lakh, while Pawan Kalyan will donate Rs. 1 crore to the centre while giving Rs. 50 lakh each to Telegana and Andhra Pradesh’s relief funds.
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted many lives . In these difficult times with humility I would like to donate One Crore twenty five lakhs to the People of Andhra Pradesh , Telangana & Kerala .
I am hopeful together we will fight & end this pandemic soon . #stayhome pic.twitter.com/IeuRGa3ObI— Allu Arjun (@alluarjun) March 27, 2020
Hope this tweet finds you in good health. At this hour of crisis, inspired by @PawanKalyan garu, I want to do my bit by contributing to aid the laudable efforts of our governments…
Hope you all are staying safe at home! @TelanganaCMO @AndhraPradeshCM @PMOIndia @KTRTRS pic.twitter.com/Axnx79gTnI— Ram Charan (@AlwaysRamCharan) March 26, 2020
I will be donating Rs.1 crore to PM relief fund to support our https://t.co/83OmZ9biYX Sri @narendramodi ji,in turbulent times like this. His exemplary and inspiring leadership would truly bring our country from this Corona pandemic.
— Pawan Kalyan (@PawanKalyan) March 26, 2020
I will be donating Rs.50 Lakhs each to both AP and Telangana CM relief funds to fight against Corona pandemic.
— Pawan Kalyan (@PawanKalyan) March 26, 2020