Akshay
Kumar
has
announced
that
he
will
be
donating
Rs.
25
crore
to
Prime
Minister
Narendra
Modi's
relief
fund
to
fight
Novel
Coronavirus
(COVID-19)
in
India.
Akshay
has
been
very
vocal
about
the
need
to
take
precautions
to
prevent
further
spread
of
the
virus
within
the
country.
His
gesture
was
welcomed
by
PM
Modi.
Akshay
took
to
Twitter
to
pledge
Rs.
25
crore
from
his
savings.
He
wrote,
"This
is
that
time
when
all
that
matters
is
the
lives
of
our
people.
And
we
need
to
do
anything
and
everything
it
takes.
I
pledge
to
contribute
Rs
25
crores
from
my
savings
to
@narendramodi
ji's
PM-CARES
Fund.
Let's
save
lives,
Jaan
hai
toh
jahaan
hai,"
(sic).
The
PM
replied
to
his
tweet
writing,
"Great
gesture
@akshaykumar.
Let's
keep
donating
for
a
healthier
India,"
(sic).
The
PM's
relief
fund
which
is
called
'PM-CARES',
will
be
used
to
strengthen
disaster
management
capacities
and
encourage
research
on
protecting
citizens.
Not
only
Akshay
but
other
Bollywood
celebrities
have
been
doing
all
they
can
to
help
fight
the
coronavirus,
from
donating
to
relief
funds
to
taking
to
their
social
media
handles
to
spread
awareness
among
their
followers.
Hrithik
Roshan,
apart
from
giving
important
advice
on
how
to
protect
oneself
from
the
disease,
has
also
contributed
Rs.
20
lakhs
to
the
BMC
(Brihanmumbai
Municipal
Corporation)
to
procure
N95
and
FFP3
masks
for
their
workers.
As
an
MP
from
Mathura,
Hema
Malini
has
released
Rs.
1
crore
from
her
MPLADS
(Members
Of
Parliament
Local
Area
Development
Scheme)
to
fight
the
coronavirus.
Similarly,
Sunny
Deol,
who
is
the
MP
of
Gurdaspur,
has
released
Rs.
50
lakhs
from
his
MPLADS.