Bollywood
superstar
Amitabh
Bachchan
is
a
person
who
will
never
say
no
to
a
noble
cause.
Recently,
he
raise
fund
of
over
Rs.4.86
crore
at
NDTV's
12-hour
telethon
to
support
the
Save
Our
Tiger
campaign.
Campaign
ambassador
Amitabh
Bachchan
along
with
NDTV's
Prannoy
Roy
and
Vikram
Chandra
brought
to
light
the
issues
of
tiger
conservation
during
the
telethon.
The
actor
donated
Rs.28
lakh
besides
auctioning
his
watch
and
two
sun
glasses,
which
fetched
another
Rs.845,000.
Investment
banker
Hemendra
Kothari
donated
Rs.2.43
crore
towards
the
cause
and
Hyderabad-based
Chirec
School
raised
Rs.220,000.
“What
an
incredible
day!
Just
back
from
the
Telethon
for
Save
Our
Tiger
campaign.
12
hours
non-stop
live
television.
Collecting
funds
for
the
most
important
and
noble
cause.
Thoroughly
excited
with
what
transpired.
Collected
approx
5
crore
Rupees.
Gave
personal
belongings
for
auction
-
two
of
my
favourite
sun
glasses
and
a
watch
of
mine.
The
glasses
went
for
1.25
lakhs,
and
70,000
rupees.
The
watch
went
for
7.20
lakhs.
And
all
for
the
cause
of
saving
this
beautiful
animal," wrote
Amitabh
on
his
blog.
“A
feeling
of
great
satisfaction
to
be
a
part
of
this
effort
and
a
great
education
for
me
on
what
the
preservation
of
the
tiger
means
to
all
of
us.
Truly
very
committed
individuals
that
have
been
pushing
this
very
important
cause
for
years
and
finally
seeing
something
concrete
being
taken
up," he
added.
Director
of
Wildlife
Conservation
Trust
Anish
Andheria
said
that
the
funds
raised
from
the
telethon
could
deploy
35
rapid
response
teams
(RRTs)
and
cover
all
the
38
tiger
reserves
in
the
country.
The
population
of
tigers
in
the
country
is
reduced
to
an
alarming1411
today.