Salman Khan to support 25,000 daily wagers amid corona crisis

His father, Salim Khan, also commented on his family's principle of giving

Salman Khan is no stranger to philanthropy.

This time around, the Bollywood superstar has decided to lend a hand to 25,000 daily wage workers directly affected by the 21-day lockdown in India, reported India Today.

The Dabangg actor joins a growing list of celebrities using their privilege for the greater goo. According to sources, he will be helping out "daily wage workers from various crafts of the film industry," as confirmed by the Federation of Western Indian Cine Employees (FWICE).

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FWICE president B N Tiwari said that Salman reached out to their organisation to help the workers through his Being Human Foundation.

"We have about 5 lac workers out of which 25,000 are in dire need of financial help. Being Human Foundation said they will take care of these workers on their own," said Tiwari.

"They have asked for account details of these 25,000 workers as they want to ensure that the money reaches them directly. The remaining 4,75,000 workers can survive for about a month," he added.

He also revealed that they have reached out to various other people in the film industry for help but haven't heard back yet.

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Salman's father, senior write Salim Khan, also commented on his family's principles, although he refused to comment on his son's latest philanthropic effort.

"I don’t want to comment on it as I don’t know much about it. But our family has a principle - Hamara paise jahan jaaye, waha dikhna chahiye aur kisi ke kaam aana chahiye (wherever we contribute money, it should be of help to those who need it)," said Salim

"We have been arranging meals for our building and Salman’s security guards. We must all look after our staff."

Kudos to the family for caring about the less privileged!

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