- Friday, April 19, 2024
By: Murtuza Nullwala
A few days ago, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the PM-CARES Fund, the first Bollywood celeb to donate was Akshay Kumar. He took to Twitter to inform everyone that he has donated Rs 25 crore.
Well, recently, actor-turned-politician, Shatrughan Sinha spoke about celebrities announcing their donations and his statement looks like a dig at Akshay. Sinha told Bollywood Hungama, “It is downright offensive and demoralizing to hear someone has contributed Rs. 25 crores. Is this to say, you are going to judge an individual’s volume of concern for the current crisis by the amount of money he gives away? In no part of the world do celebrities flaunt the amount they give for charity. Charitable causes are always a private affair. I fear showbiz is now in the danger of collapse, so now we have it being replaced by show-off biz.”
“When I hear someone has given Rs. 25 crores I wonder if the amount I will give is of any use. Stop it! Everyone is doing their best. Don’t make this into a ‘mine-is-bigger-than-yours’ school-boys’ competition,” he added.
Well, apart from Akshay Kumar, many other celebs took to Twitter to announce the amount they have donated to PM-CARES Fund. We wonder what celebs have to say about this statement of Shatrughan Sinha.
Talking about PM Modi’s decision of the lockdown, Sinha said, “I salute PM Modi for the decision. We are going through an unprecedented crisis. I had heard of Spanish Flu and the Plague. But this is much worse. The lockdown has saved us. My complaint is, it came too late. Why was the American President travelling to India and shaking hands with PM Modi when the pandemic had already broken out across the world. It was feared Trump was contaminated. Luckily he tested negative.”
