Pad Man star Akshay Kumar starred in a film based on sanitary napkins in order to spread awareness about the usage of sanitary napkins. The actor was even seen promoting the same in one of the ad commercials but due to Coronavirus pandemic spread which has imposed a lockdown on us, it has become a little difficult for the female daily wage workers who are affected by the lockdown to maintain menstrual hygiene. On the same note, the actor has now come forward to support a campaign in order to provide sanitary pads and kits to the female daily wage workers.
Talking about it, he took to his Twitter handle and announced that COVID-19 doesn’t stop periods and hence urged everyone to help them in providing sanitary pads to underprivileged women across Mumbai, “A great cause needs your support. COVID doesn’t stop periods, help provide sanitary pads to underprivileged women across Mumbai. Every donation counts.” The initiative is led by Samarpan, a group of doctors and civil servants and as per the Indian Express reports, they have “collaborated with the police and civil administration for distributing meals and dry rations for a month to 2.5 million along with 25,000 milk packets.”
The report also mentioned that they are providing 19,694 sanitation kits in Mumbai, Bangalore, Delhi, Jodhpur, Anand, Lattur and Ujjain.
A great cause needs your support. Covid doesn’t stop periods, help provide sanitary pads to underprivileged women across Mumbai. Every donation counts : https://t.co/gty1PeX3CT https://t.co/CDgPkoGH82
— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) May 21, 2020
Earlier, Master Chef Vikas Khanna also took to his Twitter handle and mentioned that he is also providing sanitary napkins, however, Vikas is heartbroken that men are accepting food but not sanitary napkins. That’s not it, he is also sad because they are throwing it on the street without passing or giving it to someone who is in a major need right now. ALSO READ: Akshay Kumar Donates 1000 Wrist Bands To Mumbai Police To Help Detect COVID-19 Symptoms
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