On
the
first
day
of
new
year
2008,
Vikram
met
33
children,
who
had
undergone
heart
surgery
with
the
help
of
his
wife
and
fan
clubs.
All
India
Chiyan
Vikram
Fan
Association,
a
registered
body
of
the
actor's
fans,
has
helped
a
lot
for
this
noble
cause
with
the
support
of
Sri
Ramachandra
Medical
Research
Institute.
It
was
originally
started
by
Vikram's
wife
Shilaja
and
then
Vikram's
fans
joined
her
to
fulfill
the
task.
Shilaja
selected
the
poor
children,
who
suffered
from
heart
ailments
and
urged
her
husband
Vikram
to
fund
for
the
surgery.
Most
of
the
fund
for
the
surgery
has
provided
by
Vikram
and
a
part
amount
was
collected
form
good
hearted
people
through
paper
publicity.
After
completing
the
surgery
successfully,
the
doctors
and
Vikram's
fan
club
arranged
a
meeting
for
the
children
with
the
actor.
Vikram
celebrated
the
dawn
of
the
New
Year
with
all
33
children
at
the
Green
Park.
He
said,
"I'm
not
doing
these
things
just
for
publicity
or
something.
In
fact,
I
have
requested
media
not
to
publicize
the
matter.
But
to
motivate
others
too
in
this
kind
of
activities,
Shilaja
arranged
this
meet.
I
thanked
all
the
doctors
involved
in
this
noble
cause."
SRMC
General
Manager
S
Sreekumar,
who
was
present
at
the
function
said
that
it
was
the
collective
effort
of
the
doctors,
the
involvement
of
Vikram
and
his
wife
Shilaja
and
his
fans
association
that
made
all
this
possible.