Varun Dhawan follows Akshay Kumar's footsteps, donates Rs 30 lakh to 'PM Cares Fund' in battle against coronavirus

Amid the coronavirus lockdown in India and the increasing cases of coronavirus in the country, after Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar who contributed Rs 25 crore, Varun Dhawan too has now pledged Rs 30 lakh to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s coronavirus relief fund called PM Cares. 

The actor took to social media to share the news and wrote, "I pledge to contribute 30 lakhs to the PM CARE fund. We will overcome this. Desh hai toh hum hain (We exist if the country does)." Today, Akshay had also contributed to the fund and had said, "You can call it my weakness or whatever, but I am never able to express my feelings or thoughts behind gestures of contributing to a cause."

 March 28, 2020

When asked why he is always the first one to stand up for such causes and lead by example, Akshay said, "Main kaun hota hoon ‘charity’ yah ‘donate’ karne waala? (who am I to donate or make any charity?)”. Doosri baat ki hum apni country ko Bharat Maa kehte hain. Mera yeh contribution actually mera nahi hai. Yeh meri maa ki taraf se Bharat Maa ko hai. (We address our country as Bharat Maa. So this contribution is not from me. It is from my mother to my motherland, Bharat Maa.)"

Soon after the actor pledged to contribute, PM Modi replied to his tweet and wrote, "Great gesture @AkshayKumar. Let’s keep donating for a healthier India." Not just that, even his wife, Twinkle Khanna, lauded his gesture and wrote, "The man makes me proud. When I asked him if he was sure as it was such a massive amount and we needed to liquidate funds, he just said, ‘I had nothing when I started and now that I am in this position, how can I hold back from doing whatever I can for those who have nothing'".