Amidst praise for actor Ajith Kumar’s philanthropic work being done without any publicity, distributor 7G Siva from Salem district in Tamil Nadu, revealed that the actor has donated Rs 5 crore for cyclone Gaja relief.
According to a report in The Hindu Tamil, distributor Siva participated in a meeting organized in Salem to discuss a grand release for Ajith’s film Viswasam. Siva, who is known to release all Ajith’s films in a grand manner, is said to be the actor’s fan. He had even remade the actor’s film Veeram in Telugu, starring Pawan Kalyan in the lead.
Speaking at the meeting, Siva said, “People say that Ajith sir has given Rs 15 lakhs to the government for the relief work. But actually Ajith sir has donated Rs 5 crore for the relief measures. He will not reveal the help he has done, because that is his character. I know him personally. He will never advertise himself or do anything for publicity.”
Earlier, in the government released list of the names of people who donated for cyclone Gaja relief, actor Ajith was said to have donated Rs 15 lakh. But not many details about this were shared by Ajith’s fans, unlike other actors and their fans who had carried relief work through fan clubs and associations.
Rajinikanth had issued a statement directing Rajini Makkal mandram to distribute Rs 50 lakh worth relief materials. Kamal Haasan had asked Makkal Needhi Maiam members to extend all possible support on ground. He visited affected areas. Actor Vijay had transferred Rs 40 lakh to district presidents of Vijay Makkal Iyakkam, along with instructions on how to carry out relief work.
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Director Rajsekar, along with actors Sivakumar, Suriya, Karthi and Jyotika had donated Rs 50 lakh for relief work. Vijay Sethupathi was said to have donated Rs 25 lakh worth materials, and Sivakarthikeyan donated Rs 10 lakh to the CM’s relief fund. Varalakshmi Sarathkumar and composer GV Prakash showed support. Dhanush Fan Club members organised medical relief camps.
On November 16, the cyclonic storm Gaja hit the coasts of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry leaving atleast 45 people dead and evacuating 250,000 people to relief camps.
The most affected districts were Nagapattinam, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Pudukottai, Dindigul, Trichy, Karur, Sivaganga, Ramanathapuram, Cuddalore in Tamil Nadu, and Karaikal in Puducherry.