Padman
star
aka
Akshay
Kumar
urges
fans
to
donate
to
help
provide
sanitary
pads
to
underprivileged
women
amid
the
Coronavirus
pandemic.
The
actor
took
to
his
Twitter
account
and
reminded
his
fans
that
COVID-19
doesn't
stop
periods.
He
shared
a
donation
link
of
an
organisation
called
Samarpan
and
tweeted,
"A
great
cause
needs
your
support.
Covid
doesn't
stop
periods,
help
provide
sanitary
pads
to
underprivileged
women
across
Mumbai.
Every
donation
counts."
Samarpan
reportedly
aims
to
make
healthcare
&
education
accessible
to
underprivileged
children
&
provide
humanitarian
assistance.
Their
official
account
tweeted
about
their
new
initiation
amid
the
nationwide
lockdown.
The
post
read
that
Samarpan
has
joined
hands
with
FICCIFLO
to
provide
10,000
sanitary
pads
to
the
underprivileged
women
across
Mumbai.
Take
a
look:
A
great
cause
needs
your
support.
Covid
doesn’t
stop
periods,
help
provide
sanitary
pads
to
underprivileged
women
across
Mumbai.
Every
donation
counts
:
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Akshay
Kumar
has
been
pro-active
on
social
media,
trying
his
best
to
spread
positivity
and
awareness
among
his
fans.
He
has
also
donated
money
to
several
relief
funds,
including
Rs
25
crore
to
the
PM-CARES
Fund
and
Rs
3
crore
to
Mumbai's
municipal
corporation
and
the
Maharashtra
Chief
Minister's
Fund.
He
is
often
seen
praising
and
lifting
the
spirits
of
the
frontline
healthcare
workers.
Earlier,
the
actor
took
to
his
Instagram
and
advised
his
fans
that
the
best
way
to
get
through
the
pandemic
is
to
sit
it
out.
He
said
it
is
also
the
best
way
to
ensure
the
safety
of
your
family
and
others.
On
the
work
front,
Akshay
is
waiting
for
the
release
of
Sooryavanshi.
The
film,
directed
by
Rohit
Shetty
and
starring
Katrina
Kaif,
was
set
to
release
the
same
week,
in
which
the
nationwide
lockdown
started.
In
wake
of
the
outbreak,
makers
had
decided
to
cancel
the
film's
release
indefinitely.
He
will
also
be
seen
in
projects
like
Laxmmi
Bomb,
Bell
Bottom,
Hera
Pheri
3,
Prithviraj,
Atrangi
Re,
and
Bachchan
Pandey.