While
the
country
is
undergoing
a
21-day
nationwide
lockdown,
Prime
Minister
Narendra
Modi
recently
urged
countrymen
to
light
lamps
on
5th
April
at
9
pm
for
nine
minutes
to
proclaim
the
nation's
solidarity
in
fighting
Coronavirus.
Well,
Tollywood
stars
Ram
Charan
and
Chiranjeevi
have
endorsed
Modi's
appeal
to
switch
off
the
lights
at
homes
and
light
lamps,
candles
or
mobile
phone
torches
for
nine
minutes.
The
actors
took
to
their
respective
social
media
handles
asking
their
fans
to
support
the
initiative.
Ram
Charan,
in
a
21-second
long
video,
urged
people
to
show
solidarity
with
the
Prime
Minister.
He
captioned
the
video,
"I
am
proud
of
everyone
who
has
faithfully
been
abiding
by
the
lockdown!
My
love
to
you
all.
With
the
same
spirit,
let's
light
up
lamps
and
come
together
to
spread
awareness
for
9
minutes
at
9
pm
this
Sunday.
Don't
forget!"
(sic)
I
am
proud
of
everyone
who
has
faithfully
been
abiding
by
the
lockdown!
My
love
to
you
all.
On
the
other
hand,
Chiranjeevi
in
his
45-second
video
appealed
people
to
observe
the
activity,
along
with
the
family,
using
diyas,
torch
lights
or
mobile
torch
lights.
He
asked
people
to
stand
united
and
pass
on
the
message
to
the
world.
The
video
caption
read,
"Tomorrow
#5th
Apr20
@9PM
for
9
minutes,
ONLY
from
the
safety
of
our
homes,
let
us
all
light
lamps
to
drive
away
the
darkness
and
gloom
of
#Corona.
Let
us
show
that
we
are
all
United
in
this
fight
to
save
humanity
#LightForIndia
#StayHomeStaySafe."(sic)
Recently,
Chiranjeevi
had
set
up
a
Corona
Crisis
Charity
to
support
the
daily
wage
workers
from
the
Tollywood
industry
who
are
facing
losses
due
to
the
nationwide
lockdown.
The
senior
actor
has
donated
Rs
1
crore,
while
Ram
Charan
announced
a
donation
of
Rs
70
lakh
for
the
relief
effort.
Interestingly,
the
father-son
duo
had
recently
made
their
Twitter
debut
to
interact
with
their
fans.